Lost Thames whale had arthritis
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The whale which lost its way and became stranded in the river Thames suffered from arthritis, scientists say.
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An extremely rare whale with a beak like a dolphin found dead on a Byron Bay beach has excited Australia&#39;s marine researchers.
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Animal activists who attacked a Japanese whaling boat with acid were lost for hours in bad weather off Antarctica before being rescued, ironically with the Japanese vessel's help.
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A humpback whale and her calf that have captivated the San Francisco Bay area for two weeks made progress in finding their way back to open waters.  Late Tuesday night, the U.S.
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A Japanese whaling ship left crippled by fire could turn into an environmental disaster as the vessel drifts near one of the world's largest penguin breeding grounds on the Antarctic coast, officials warned Thursday.
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KEY LARGO, Fla. - A stranded deaf Atlantic bottlenose dolphin delivered her calf Monday at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys. The unnamed calf is approximately 42 inches long and weighs about 30 pounds, according to officials at the Marine Mammal Conservancy.
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The blue whale, possibly the largest animal ever to live on Earth, is making a comeback, research shows.
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Two whales lost in the Sacramento River encouraged biologists Monday by making progress toward their ocean home, but then abruptly halted their journey at a busy bridge.
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Two endangered Atlantic right whales have been spotted tangled in lines off the coast of the Carolinas, and the crews of ships in the area have been asked to look for them.
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SYDNEY - Nineteen whales died and 24 were rescued after 43 whales beached themselves on Maria Island off Tasmania&#39;s southeast coast Sunday, the second beaching in Australian waters in 24 hours, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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Scientists say a bacterial disease that can affect mammals, including humans, may be behind an increase in sea lions found dead on Oregon beaches recently.
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Two whales lost in the Sacramento River were spotted Tuesday morning just beyond a bridge where they had stopped a day earlier, a delay that worried scientists hoping to get them back to the ocean
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Repair crews have restarted the main engine of a Japanese whaling ship crippled by a fire a week ago near Antarctica, but the vessel has not yet moved under its own power, an official said today.
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A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park &#151; the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe &#151; has died at the age of 25 days.
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Egyptian authorities have accused Belgian diplomats of damaging a 40 million-year-old whale fossil when they allegedly drove over the remains in a protected desert area, an official said Monday. Belgian officials denied any damage was done.
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By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times  Jun. 14--Five years after Springer's rescue, the orphaned orca's relocation to her pod in the wild appears to be an unqualified success.
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A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said.