Iceland is rethinking puffin-eating traditions – but some tourists have not received the memo
Locals are at a point of reckoning – how to balance traditional practices with contemporary realities. Read more at ...
10 epic journeys and tips from those who have made them
It’s been a year of adventures and plenty of globetrotting for Bay Area residents, who have celebrated major anniversaries ...
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Renowned whale museum lost to fire in B.C.'s Telegraph Cove was a 'labour of love'
A Cuvier’s beaked whale was suspended in the Whale Interpretive Centre in 2020 in Telegraph Cove, B.C., on Vancouver Island (Submitted by Whale Interpretive Centre) She went down to the cove ...
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Vancouver Island’s museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by New Year’s Eve fire
It takes years to rebuild a whale. Just ask Jim Borrowman, co-founder of the Whale Interpretive Centre museum that housed numerous whale skeletons on the boardwalk of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver ...
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Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded, scientists say
A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate change. The whale was first sighted in ...
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2 Endangered Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear, With 1 Likely to Die
The North Atlantic right whales, which were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, are one of the most endangered large whale species. By Johnny Diaz Two endangered whales have been found entangled ...
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Male humpback whale makes record-breaking migration
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A male humpback ...
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Hear How Baby Humpback Whales Burp and Bark to Beg for Food
Newborn humpback whales can measure more than 15 feet from nose to tail fluke and weigh as much as full-grown giraffes. But these hefty calves still need to pack on the pounds quickly to reach ...
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Orcas are hunting whale sharks off Baja. Is there anything they can't take down?
Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...
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Can’t-miss Vancouver concerts for January 2025
Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. Now the post-holidays food coma has worn off, it’s time to admit something: your new year ...
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Male humpback whale crossed 3 oceans for sex, inadvertently breaking distance record for species
A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way. A male humpback ...
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Why Beluga Whales are the Canaries of the Sea
Beluga whales are the only whales, other than narwhals, a closely related species, that live exclusively in arctic and subarctic waters. Like many other arctic animals, belugas are white. In fact, the ...