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Vaquitas as Bycatch
Gillnets used to catch totoaba accidentally catch vaquitas too. The vaquita’s...
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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 Case of the Mystery Whale
In 1871, John Anderson, then curator of the Indian Museum of Calcutta, caught wind...
October 2019
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Bryde's Whale
The three ridges on the top of Bryde's and Eden's whales distinguishes it from...
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Bryde's Whale
A Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) takes a quick breath at the sea surface. ...
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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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Artful Baleen Plates
In the years following World War II, Japan’s infrastructure was devastated and...
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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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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 Half-Cast of a Whale
Joseph Palmer’s half-cast and skeleton of a humpback whale, shortly after it was...
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The Second Whale
A close-up of the life-size blue whale model in the new “Life in the Sea” hall,...
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