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Baby Beluga

Beluga whales are naturally vocal animals. They are often called “canaries of the...

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Wounded North Atlantic Right Whale

A North Atlantic right whale with a deep wound caused by entanglement in fishing...

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Whale Entanglement

This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing...

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Whale Rescue

A team from the Center for Coastal Studies works to free a one-year-old right whale...

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Phoenix: Tail Scarring

An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix indicates the location...

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How Whales Become Entangled

This illustration shows how fishing lines attached to traps and buoys on the ocean...

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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop...

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Lip Scar Caused By Fishing Gear

A white scar on Phoenix’s lip (at right) was caused by her entanglement with a...

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Beware of Fishing Gear

There were fewer than 450 North Atlantic right whales in 2006. Yet it has been...

Lesson Plan

WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory...

Personal Perspectives

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...