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They estimated that the three whale species would consume at least 800,000 tonnes of fish and krill during a summer feeding season.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

It is not clear from this study whether the change reflects an overall increase in the populations of these whale species, or just a redistribution from other areas.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

He generally sees humpbacks but sometimes other species including the still critically endangered North Atlantic Right whale.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The marine scientist who grew up on nearby Long Island told AFP that in the past, whale sightings were an "incredibly unusual event."

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Without warning, the whale jumped clean out of the water.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

In 2007, seven humpbacks were seen, and by 2024, there were 150 ship-based sightings of these giant whales.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Sea ice has been disappearing from East Greenland, allowing giant whales to take advantage and move in to previously inaccessible areas.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

It is also a staple for whales, dolphins and seabirds.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Once hunted to near extinction, the rebound of humpback whales is considered among the conservation movement's greatest success stories.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Throughout that great, big ocean, whales were singing the same song, over and over.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Numbers of these 16-foot-long marine mammals, hunted for their oil, meat, and baleen, had fallen to an estimated low of 1,200 animals in the North Pacific—a heavily whaled region—by the 1960s.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 28, 2023

Today’s blue whales find themselves in a whaled and warming ocean.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2020

Facing Erin's 7,800-plus yards but massively wide fairways—60 yards in some cases—players whaled away with impunity when typical winds failed to blow.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 4, 2018

At one, Chadwick Boseman whaled on the drums and Lupita N’yongo was hailed as the best dancer.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018

Then I'll be a laurel-crowned hero, having whaled out the Yankees to a frizzle, and all the fair ones will be sighing for my hand and heart!

From Leah Mordecai by Belle K. (Belle Kendrick) Abbott

This includes for the animals living in these "chemosynthetic" communities, whose numbers had been thought to have been drastically reduced by human whaling, she added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Reports of sperm whales using their heads to strike objects date back to open-boat whaling in the 19th century.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

California’s gray whales have been considered an environmental success story since the passage of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and 1986’s global ban on commercial whaling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

The Norwegians at the whaling factory crowded Sørlle’s house, asking the manager over and over again to repeat the story Shackleton had told.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong