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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal
The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...
March 2020
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen
In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
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Citizens of the High Seas
In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon
In the Pacific Northwest of the United States there is a population of killer...
July 2021
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian
The transfer of an Atlantic gray whale skeleton from UNC Wilmington to the...
December 2021
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population
Late one afternoon in February 2019, Melanie White and the other members of a...
May 2019
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A Century of Whales at the Smithsonian
Whales have been at the heart of Smithsonian research since 1850, when Spencer...
April 2019
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
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Whale Earwax: What You Can Learn From Strange Collections
Ever collected something a bit strange? Snow globes, pens, stamps and coins are...
January 2016
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Ocean Objects of Wonder
As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
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Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals
Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...
September 2011