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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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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
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
slideshow

Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
slideshow

A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
Thumbnail of a schematic of an island, boat, and a Right Whale.
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Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales

Whaling, beginning in the 1600s, killed thousands of North Atlantic right whales...
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 07:25
A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
overview

North Atlantic Right Whale

Stretching up to 16.8 meters (55 feet) long and weighing up to 62 tons (70 tons),...
April 2018
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
slideshow

Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
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

Two North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) swim at the surface of the...
A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:26
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Best Hope for Northern Right Whales

Students engage in a simulation to see how whales can have trouble avoiding ships....
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:05
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:03
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Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (number 1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near Virginia in February 2004. She was pregnant with her sixth known calf.
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When Ships Strike

Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (#1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near...

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