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Baby whale to be euthanized after being abandoned by mother

A stranded fin whale calf may have to be euthanized after being abandoned by her mother. Rescuers fear the baby mammal won't survive after getting stuck in shallow waters off the coast of Cornwall.

Researchers Capture First-Ever Footage of a Humpback Whale Calf Nursing

Researchers captured what they believed was the first-ever footage of a humpback whale calf nursing from its mother underwater, taken off the eastern coast of Australia in September.This footage released by Stephanie Stack/Griffith University shows researchers attaching a camera-equipped suction tag to the humpback whale mother in Moreton Bay,

Orca calf J-64 likely dead, Center for Whale Research to monitor future encounters

The Center for Whale Research is closely monitoring future orca encounters after determining that the new calf, J-64, is most likely dead.
MyNorthwest

Whale watching experts conclude newest J Pod orca calf has died

While they will continue to watch for the young orca, researchers have concluded that J64 is likely deceased, based on this latest encounter. According to the Center for Whale Research, the standard protocol for whale researchers is to consider an orca deceased after observing three consecutive encounters without the whale present in the pod.
Cornwall Live on MSN

Stranded whale on Cornwall beach likely to die after separation from mum

A fin whale calf stranded at a Cornish beach is likely to die after being abandoned by her mother. Volunteers from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) charity were called to Pentewan Sands near Mevagissey in St Austell Bay at 7am today (Monday, November 17) following reports of a baby fin whale stuck in the shallows of the White River.
AZ Animals

How Baby Whales Drink Mother’s Milk

Discover how whale mothers feed their calves beneath the ocean’s surface with rich milk that doesn’t dissolve in seawater.

Fin whale calf stranded in shallow waters on Cornwall beach

Fin whales are the second-largest animal in the world and the species is classified as vulnerable. | ITV News West Country

Wildlife Photographer Gets 'First-Ever' Photos of an Orca Birth, Which Included a 'Protective Circle' of Killer Whales

Orca Channel photographer Krisztina Balotay captured some of the first-ever images of a killer whale birth while on a research whale-watching trip with Green Gold of Norway in the Arctic Circle
ABC News

Researchers found orca whale still holding on to her dead calf 9 days later

The orca whale first made waves recently for carrying her dead calf for days. The orca whale who first made waves recently for carrying her dead calf for days after the calf died is apparently still doing it, according to a researcher. Taylor Shedd, a ...
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