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The 1903 blue whale in the Natural History Museum
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A Century of Whales at the Smithsonian

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

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Whalers hunted right whales for baleen, which was used in a variety of commercial products such as umbrellas and whips.
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Ad for Whale Baleen Umbrellas

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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How do Humpback Whales Feed?

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

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Phoenix’s entanglement badly injured her right lip, leaving a distinctive scar from that ordeal.
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Beware of Fishing Gear

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A humpback whale breaching.
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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

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Photograph from above of two right whales, one touching the tip of its mouth to the back of the other..
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Two North Atlantic Right Whales

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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How Do Sea Lions Swim?

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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There are More Whales out There Than We Thought

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