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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...

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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...

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Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their...

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Dugong Feeding

Dugongs, along with manatees, make up a group of marine mammals called sirenians or...

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Polar Bear on the Ice

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic with large, oar-like front paws...

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Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...

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Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous stream crossings and a new fossil find

We departed from Port Renfrew on Tuesday morning on the Michelle Diana, a boat...

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Excavating a "toothed" baleen whale from Vancouver Island

The whales that we see in today's world can broadly be split into two groups: those...

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No Fouling Around

Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with the pesky creatures...

How Do Sea Lions Swim?

A family of tourists in Canada’s Steveston Harbor recently got a treat when a...