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35- to 40-foot fin whale washes up on Torrance Beach; public asked to keep a distance

Officials are asking beachgoers to keep a distance from a 35- to 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore on Torrance Beach on Saturday evening and later died. “Due to its size & location it is expected that the whale will remain on the beach while responders create a plan to remove it,” the Los Angeles County Lifeguards group said in …

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Killer whales are killer whales, right? It might be a lot more complicated than that

More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name. Transients — also called Bigg’s killer whales — hunt seals and other marine mammals in small packs in expansive waters stretching from Southern California to the Arctic Circle. “We’re facing a global conservation …

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The secret to how baleen whales – the largest mammals to …

Huge whale washes up on Newquay beach as residents share heartbreak

Three sperm whales spotted along O.C. coast, a rare sighting of endangered mammal

The Orange County coast draws all sorts of tourists this time of year, but some recent visitors are making a particularly big splash. A trio of sperm whales — believed to be adult males, each about 50 to 60 feet long — has been spotted several times this past week, rare and positive sightings considering that this species’ numbers have …

Rare humpback whale freed from net signals ‘thank you’ to rescuers

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The reactions of a 12m-long humpback whale and its gesture of “a little thank you” …

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US Diver Swallowed By Humpback Whale, Survives After Mammal Spits Him Out after 30 Seconds

In what could only be described as something truly biblical, a veteran lobster diver survived to tell his tale of being swallowed by a humpback whale. 56-year-old Michael Packard was diving off the Cape Cod coast off Provincetown, Massachusetts, when he was swallowed whole by the giant creature’s mouth on January 11, Friday morning. As per Cape Cod Times, at …

Dead whale washes up at Bolsa Chica State Beach

Scientists from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center of Laguna Beach take samples and study an endangered fin whale that washed up Wednesday at Bolsa Chica State Beach. A 65-foot dead whale was found washed up on Bolsa Chica State Beach on Wednesday. Workers from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, located in Laguna Beach, also were on site Thursday to gather …