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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...
March 2020
A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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Bryde's Whale

The three ridges on the top of Bryde's and Eden's whales distinguishes it from...
a Bryde's whale surfaces
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Bryde's Whale

A Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) takes a quick breath at the sea surface. ...
a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
A baleen plate with a drawing of a ship in paint
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Artful Baleen Plates

In the years following World War II, Japan’s infrastructure was devastated and...
an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019
a diagram of a killer whale using echolocation
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Echolocation

A whale sends out an echolocation whistle using air sacs. It detects the reflected...
Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

In the Pacific Northwest of the United States there is a population of killer...
July 2021
A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

The transfer of an Atlantic gray whale skeleton from UNC Wilmington to the...
December 2021
a humpback jumps in an arc over the water
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A Humpback Breach

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of California. ...
a pink cloud of poop trails behind a blue whale
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Whale Poop

A blue whale defecating off the coast of California. ...
a right whale seen from above
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Right Whale from Above

A North Atlantic right whale feeding in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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