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Whale Rescue

When a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale becomes entangled in...

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A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...

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Whalers in the early 1800s

This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable...

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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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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...

Personal Perspectives

The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...

Personal Perspectives

Love Salmon? Listen Up.

Salmon are one of the most widely loved varieties of seafood in the world. A...

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Cut of Atlantic Salmon

A beautiful cut of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), a popular species among seafood...

Archaeologists Study Early Whaling Community in Quebec, Canada

For over a decade, Smithsonian's Arctic Studies Center archaeologist, William...

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Baleen: From Whales to People

For being so big, right whales eat very small food, which they catch using baleen....