whale
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Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
While this is by far the largest whale graveyard yet found, fossils found during trawling suggest there could be others off South Africa, the Iberian peninsula and the Crozet islands, said the study.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
At times, he appears like a minnow trying to swallow a whale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Timelapsed footage published by German news site News5 on Saturday showed the whale being towed slowly onto a beach on the Danish island of Anholt by an industrial winch.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Tons of whale meat, bone, and scrap blubber lay rotting around the station.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing whale
Marine Biology - Introductory
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Marine Biology - High School
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