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NEWS ABOUT: marine mammals

marine mammals stories: 11 news summaries

 Wandering Manatee Safe in Fla. 

'Ilya' had gotten as far as CT, rescued near refinery in NJ

Oct 29, 09 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ilya, a 10-foot, 1,100-pound manatee spotted in Connecticut waters 2 weeks ago, is safely recuperating at a Florida aquarium before being released back into the wild. Ilya was rescued 2 days ago wallowing in the warm discharge of a New Jersey oil refinery, but neither that nor his... More »

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Florida • New Jersey • Connecticut • oil refineries • animal rescue groups • marine mammals • Manatees • aquarium • Ilya the manatee

 Whale Saves Drowning Diver 


Jul 30, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A beluga whale came to the rescue of a woman who got into trouble during a free-diving contest at a Chinese aquarium, the Telegraph reports. The woman, who wasn't wearing breathing equipment, suffered cramps near the bottom of the aquarium's Arctic pool and found herself unable to rise. The whale,... More »

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China • whale • marine mammals • aquarium • beluga whale • diver

 Blue Whales 
 Sing Near 
 NYC Coast  

Mating call heard just 70 miles from Long Island

May 29, 09 2:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Experts have detected singing blue whales closer to the New York City coast than the endangered behemoths have ever been heard before, the Ithaca Journal reports. One of the whales was picked up by Cornell University bioacoustics experts recording just 70 miles from the city’s coastline. Scientists plan to... More »

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New York • whale • marine mammals • blue whale

Fossil of 'Missing Link' Walking Seal Found

Arctic creature's existence was predicted by Charles Darwin

Apr 23, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fossil of a semi-aquatic creature unearthed in northern Canada may hold the key to how seals and walruses evolved, the BBC reports. The carnivore—which resembles a cross between an otter and a seal—had feet that were webbed but weren't flippers. Scientists believe the animals walked on land... More »

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evolution • Arctic • fossil • Charles Darwin • walruses • marine mammals • seal

 Brits to Stop Saving 
 Stranded Whales 

Marine experts say refloating causes suffering and rarely works

Mar 25, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whales who get stuck on British shores will now get a lethal injection instead of a lift back to the ocean, the Independent reports. The policy is backed by marine experts and animal welfare groups as the more humane option, based on new research showing that refloated whales usually die... More »

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whale • rescue • Britain • marine mammals • whales

 Dolphins: Chefs of the Sea 


Jan 31, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A bottlenose dolphin that researchers have been tracking since 2003 follows a complex regimen when preparing a meal of cuttlefish, National Geographic reports. The female dolphin, caught on tape off the coast of Australia, first kills the squid-like creature, shakes it to remove indigestible ink, and then scrapes its... More »

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Australia • scientific study • dolphins • marine mammals • learned behavior • cuttlefish • feeding

Dolphins' Hunting Tools Mostly Used by Females

Dolphin moms pass skills on to daughters; males do their own thing

Dec 26, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Beside humans, few other animals use tools to get their everyday chores done. Even fewer of them are marine mammals, so researchers in Australia were surprised to catch bottlenose dolphins employing conical sponges to dig in the seafloor. Mostly female dolphins use the snout-protectors, and only if their mothers showed... More »

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Australia • nature vs. nurture • dolphins • marine mammals • marine biology • tools

 One-Quarter of 
 Mammal Species 
 Imperiled: Survey 

Deforestation, climate change among culprits threatening 1,141 types of beasts

Oct 6, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 25% of the world’s mammal species face extinction, the Guardian reports, and 3% are critically endangered. The stark conclusion, based on research conducted over 5 years in 130 countries, paints an especially bleak picture for marine mammals, the highly regarded Red List says. "We are threatening the... More »

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endangered species • extinction • mammals • South Asia • river dolphin • white dolphin • threatened species • marine mammals • environmental damage • Southeast Asia

 Noisy Humans 'Drowning Out' 
 Marine Mammals 

Report urges humans to turn down industrial volume in world's oceans

Sep 15, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whales and dolphins are seriously suffering from the noise that human industry and militaries release into the ocean, an animal-welfare group warns—and we need to turn the volume down before we do irreversible damage. Sonar is implicated for mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins, the BBC reports,... More »

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ocean • noise • dolphins • marine mammals • sonar • whales

 End of Tale for Baby Whale

Stranded humpback calf put down after nuzzling Sidney ships

Aug 22, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lost baby humpback whale who broke the world's heart when it nuzzled ships near Sydney was put down today with an overdose of anesthetic, reports the Australian. Experts say the calf, dubbed Colin, had no chance of surviving. The whale had been attacked by sharks and needed several months... More »

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Australia • humpback whale • Sydney • marine mammals • baby whale

Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site

It washes up as Navy is challenging restrictions on tests

Feb 22, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are trying to determine what killed a female dolphin that washed up on an island off the coast of San Diego—an area where the Navy conducted controversial sonar tests, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dolphin washed up as the Navy challenges court-imposed restrictions on the use of... More »

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whale • US Navy • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • dolphins • marine mammals • sonar • San Nicolas Island • mass strandings • Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program • Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center • National Marine Fisheries Service • bends

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