Extremely rare spade-toothed whale to be dissected in New Zealand
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Extremely rare spade-toothed whale to be dissected in New Zealand

ByNews Polite

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to decode…

Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale
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Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale

ByNews Polite

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal accidentally gulped it last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes, Washington. The food mix-up…

RFK Jr. investigated for decapitating whale and driving across state lines with the skull
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RFK Jr. investigated for decapitating whale and driving across state lines with the skull

ByNews Polite

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Saturday he is being investigated over a decades-old story that he decapitated a dead whale and transported its skull across state lines. Kennedy made the admission during a campaign event for former President Trump, saying he had received a letter last week. The report…

New Hampshire fisherman, Ryland Kenney, speaks out after whale breachs and capsizes boat
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New Hampshire fisherman, Ryland Kenney, speaks out after whale breachs and capsizes boat

ByNews Polite

A New Hampshire fisherman whose boat was capsized by a breaching whale spoke out about the harrowing experience, detailing the moments leading up to and after the shocking incident caught on video.  Ryland Kenney, who was forced to jump in the water to avoid the whale, joined “America’s Newsroom” alongside one of the teens…

Killer whales sink 8K yacht in 2-hour Mediterranean Sea attack
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Killer whales sink $128K yacht in 2-hour Mediterranean Sea attack

ByNews Polite

Orcas relentlessly battered a yacht in a “terrifying” two-hour attack Wednesday that didn’t end until the $128,680 vessel sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Robert Powell, 59, and his crew were just 22 hours into their 10-day trip from Vilamoura, Portugal, to Greece when the pod set its…