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WHALE NEWS

‘It just popped up’: Chilling video shows the moment a windsurfer collides with a gray whale

April 04, 2026 4:35 pm

A San Francisco video shows a windsurfer getting knocked off the board after a sudden encounter with a whale, sparking concerns about marine wildlife safety.

Rare footage captures sperm whale birth in wild; other females assist in ‘first-of-its-kind’ behaviour: Watch

March 28, 2026 4:35 pm

Researchers from Project CETI were observing a group of 11 whales near the Caribbean island of Dominica when they witnessed a 19-year-old preparing to deliver her second calf.

Whale protein discovery could hold clues to longer human lifespans, scientists say

March 19, 2026 8:46 am

A protein found in bowhead whales may improve DNA repair in human cells, offering new insights into ageing and disease.

This marine species uses seaweed tools to 'massage' each other

January 10, 2026 1:30 pm

"We see it multiple times per day," lead researcher, Dr Michael Weiss told BBC News.

What whales can teach us about cancer

November 13, 2025 4:16 pm

New research reveals how bowhead whales live more than 200 years and rarely develop cancer, offering promising insights into DNA repair and human disease resistance.

Rs 2.97 cr worth of Ambergris seized in Rajkot city, three arrested

November 06, 2025 8:33 pm

Case handed over to Forest Department for further investigation.

'That's horrible': Speedboat runs over endangered whale calf, chilling drone footage emerges

July 28, 2025 9:48 am

The viral video shows the speedboat running over the endangered humpback whale calf, and the occupants of the boat being thrown forward.

‘A slimy texture brushed my face’— Man relives being trapped in whale’s mouth

February 15, 2025 1:44 am

'I spent a second realizing I was inside the mouth of something, that maybe it had eaten me,' said the man.

Swallowed by a whale, still survived: Kayaker’s near-death encounter caught on camera shocks the Internet

February 15, 2025 1:50 am

The viral video shows a kayaker off the coast of Chile being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale—before emerging unharmed.

66 million-year-old fish vomit, dating back to the time of dinosaurs, discovered in Denmark

January 28, 2025 10:54 pm

The discovery was made by Peter Bennicke, a local fossil hunter with a passion for ancient relics, who stumbled upon unusual fragments while exploring the chalk cliffs of Stevns Klint.

WHALE PHOTOS

Dussehra in Delhi to mourning in Thailand: Top photos from around the world this week

October 09, 2022 1:35 pm

From the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian in Florida and Cuba, to a deadly stampede at an Indonesian soccer stadium, to a massacre at a daycare centre in Thailand, here is a look at some of the most compelling images from around the world in the past week

30-foot-long dead whale washed ashore on Juhu beach

January 29, 2016 7:55 pm

A 30 feet dead whale washed ashore on Mumbai’s Juhu beach late on Thursday night. According to reports, night joggers on the beach noticed the whale and informed officials.

15 foot-long decomposed body of blue whale found at Maharashtra beach

August 13, 2015 10:37 pm

A 15 feet-long, approximately 10-tonne decomposed body of a whale washed up at Alibaug beach on Thursday morning.

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