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Head Harbour Lightstation, at the northern tip of Campobello Island

Welshpool, New Brunswick

Campobello Island

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Looks pretty decent for spending eight years underground

Ubatuba, Brazil

Ubatuba Whale

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Oozing Whale Skeleton of New Bedford

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Japanese Fleet Returns With 333 Minke Whales After Harvest

Some of the animals were pregnant.

Erik Shilling March 24, 2016

In Search of Ambergris, a Highly Prized Slurry of Squid Beaks and Whale Feces

Also known as the secret ingredient in Chanel No. 5.

Hadley Meares March 18, 2016

Video Wonder: An Orca Playing With a Human Friend

Urvija Banerji February 26, 2016

9/11 Whale Sculptures

Tallahassee, Florida

9/11 Whale Sculptures

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Skeleton of the whale.

Kilbrittain, Ireland

Kilbrittain Whale

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

Sandefjord Museum

Sandefjord, Norway

Sandefjord Museum

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

Christ Church Cathedral

Stanley, Falkland Islands

Christ Church Cathedral

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

Skeleton of a Whale in Alaska, 1900

The Lost and Found Art of Assembling Whale Skeletons

Natalie Zarrelli November 4, 2015

Fleeting Wonders: Playtime With a Baby Albino Whale

Eric Grundhauser November 2, 2015

Mindenbrønden

Qaqortoq, Greenland

Mindebrønden

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

Fleeting Wonders: A Thrilling Killer Whale Chase Caught on Camera

Ella Morton September 17, 2015

FOUND: An Ancient Whale Fossil With a Smaller Whale Inside

Sarah Laskow June 3, 2015

Hals Whale Jaws

Hals Whale Jaws

A small Denmark town displays a pair of titanic jaw bones as their community symbol.

Whales of Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Whales of Iceland

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Whale Bone Alley

Whale Bone Alley

Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.