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NEWS ABOUT: marine animal

marine animal stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Whales and dolphins have highly evolved social structures and may deserve a “personhood” status similar to that being considered for members of the great ape family, Wired reports. The emotional and social areas of the cetacean brain are “enormously complex,” notes one researcher, “and in many... More »

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marine animal • dolphins • whales • cetaceans • social behavior

 Google Earth Adds 'Depth,' 
 Tackling World's Oceans 

Underwater volcanoes, shipwrecks now available to program's users

Feb 2, 09 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Google has added a new feature to its Google Earth software, which now enables users to explore the world’s oceans and access information from scientists and explorers, AFP reports. “Google Earth is equipping itself with a new dimension: depth,” an engineer said. Surfers can “dive beneath... More »

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Google • Internet • Google Earth • ocean • marine animal • software • Google Maps • scientific research • Google Ocean

 Team Frees Snared Right Whale 

Critically endangered right whale was snared in hundreds of feet of fishing line

Dec 30, 08 5:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A team of experts managed to free a right whale that became entangled in fishing lines off  Florida, the Washington Post reports. Rescuers took three days to cut away hundreds of feet of line that had been trailing the young whale. Only 400 right whales are believed to remain in... More »

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endangered species • whale • marine animal • marine life

What to Do With a Dead Whale

Washed-up hulks are difficult to dispose of

Oct 8, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rash of dead whales washing onto California shores recently isn’t just an ecological tragedy; it’s a mammoth challenge. Disposing of whale carcasses is notoriously difficult, the LA Times explains. Pull one out to sea, and it will probably drift back—as a 70-ton whale did in Malibu... More »

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whale • marine animal • ecology

US Loggerhead Numbers Drop

Commercial fishing causes decline in sea turtle numbers

Sep 23, 07 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US loggerhead turtle population is waning, and a federal report concludes that commercial fishing is probably to blame, the AP reports. The threatened species gained numbers through the '90s, but now the sea turtle is on the brink of becoming officially endangered. Ocean health advocates are calling for federal... More »

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endangered species • marine animal • wildlife • loggerhead turtle • threatened species

Whales Head Home after 2-Week Stay

Officials think lost humpbacks have returned to the Pacific

May 30, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moby-Dick and Jonah can rest easy—the most overexposed whales in the world appear to have returned to the obscurity of the Pacific Ocean. The two humpbacks, who sparked an international media frenzy after getting stuck in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 2 weeks ago, haven't been seen since late... More »

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California • San Francisco • whale • humpback whale • Pacific Ocean • ocean • marine animal • migration

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