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Bazalgette the Whale.

Yachats, Oregon

Bazalgette the Whale

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

Dead Whales Are Bringing Other Species Together

Over the past week, carcasses have inspired several unprecedented animal gatherings.

Cara Giaimo September 29, 2017

Fixing a Failed Whale Burial in Australia

After a beached humpback was buried in the sand, the sharks started coming.

Cara Giaimo September 25, 2017

The Mysterious Connection Between Solar Storms and Stranded Whales

Could cosmic events be leading sperm whales to their deaths?

Sarah Laskow September 8, 2017

Coral Chasm in Niue

Niue

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

Busted.

Humpback Whales Caught on Video Using Their Flippers for Propulsion

It's never been documented before.

Eric Grundhauser July 10, 2017

The Jaw

Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands

Whale Jaw of Schiermonnikoog

An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.

San Luis Obispo's Wandering Whale Statue Needs a Home

The four-ton concrete sperm whale has been on the road since 2011.

Cara Giaimo July 5, 2017

Close encounters of the whale kind.

A Tasmanian Diver's Close Encounter With a Whale

It was hard to avoid.

Eric Grundhauser July 3, 2017

Arco della Costa

Whale Bone of Arco della Costa

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A killer whale jumps.

The Killer Whales Haunting Fishermen in the Bering Sea

"It's kind of like a primordial struggle," one fisherman said.

Erik Shilling June 21, 2017

Vendetta/Mousa and Attack/Summer swimming off the coast of West Iceland, with baby Tide between them.

Paging Through the World's Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs

A who's who for the orca set.

Cara Giaimo June 2, 2017

Watching a Blue Whale Get Vacuumed Is Surprisingly Satisfying

Even the ocean's behemoths get a little dusty sometimes.

Eric Grundhauser May 31, 2017

The whale carving at Balls Head, Waverton.

Sydney, Australia

Aboriginal Carving of a Whale

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

200-year-old skeleton of The King of All Whales

An Hải, Vietnam

Lang Tan Temple (Temple of the Whale)

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.

Vertebrae from a whale, shown about seven months after its carcass was placed at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. By this time, the bones were covered with a dense carpet of red Osedax ("bone devouring") worms.

Why Scientists Drag Dead Whales to the Bottom of the Sea

A fallen whale can fuel new life on the ocean floor.

Kevin Litman-Navarro April 21, 2017

A Whale, Its Blowhole, and a Fleeting Rainbow

Cara Giaimo March 21, 2017

A humpback supergroup off the west coast of South Africa.

Humpback Whales Are Forming Mysterious 'Super-Groups'

Scientists aren't quite sure what's going on.

Cara Giaimo March 14, 2017