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Dead pygmy sperm whale calf washes ashore in Buxton

Island Free Press 07 Jan 2025
A deceased pygmy sperm whale calf was found washed up on the beach just east of South Beach Road in Buxton on Tuesday morning, January 7, at approximately 8.00 a.m ... pygmy sperm whale from the beach.
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Museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by B.C. fire

Moosejaw Today 03 Jan 2025
... whale and blue whale jaw bones ... Now it is reduced to two specimens again, skeletons of a Risso's dolphin and pygmy sperm whale, that were stored offsite on Salt Spring Island awaiting re-articulation.
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Pygmy Sperm Whale euthanised after washing up on Gisborne beach

Stuff 08 Nov 2024
A three metre Pygmy Sperm Whale has been euthanised after washing up on Waikanae Beach, Gisborne on Friday ....
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Whale found stranded near Carlin Park in Jupiter may hold keys to mighty mammal's health

The Palm Beach Post 17 Oct 2024
The Stewards said they had not confirmed the whale’s exact species, but its scientists think it is a pygmy or dwarf sperm whale. These types of whales live in deep, offshore waters ... All told, there are an estimated 300,000 sperm whales left worldwide.
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Plastic pollution sounds just like food to deep-diving whales

Phys Dot Org 16 Oct 2024
To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes ... whale.
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Rare pygmy sperm whale found washed up on Galveston beach

Chron 24 Sep 2024
There is very little information about the species as it is rarely seen in the wild.� ....
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A rare pygmy sperm whale washes up on Newfoundland's shore and leaves its inky mark

CBC 31 Aug 2024
A rare pygmy sperm whale washed ashore on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula last week. Julie Huntington says while taking samples for study, the creature’s defensive ink was spilled ... .
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Stranded whale on the Outer Banks likely died from parasitic infection, necropsy finds

Daily Press 30 Aug 2024
A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach this week likely died from a severe parasitic infection ... Pygmy sperm whale euthanized after stranding on the Outer Banks.
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Homelessness is on the rise in Central Virginia and more state headlines

Victoria Advocate 30 Aug 2024
... • “Pygmy sperm whale euthanized after stranding ....
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Pygmy sperm whale euthanized after stranding on the Outer Banks

Daily Press 29 Aug 2024
A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on the beach in Corolla on the Outer Banks had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon ... a pregnant dwarf sperm whale, her nearly full-term ...
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Killer whales deploy brutal, co-ordinated attacks when hunting

Live Mint 01 Jun 2024
These killer whales were seen killing sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and large Risso’s dolphins, as well as scavenging on leatherback turtles.The attack on sperm whales, which can grow to around ten ...
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Man fined $600 after decapitating a great white shark and keeping the head

NewstalkZB 17 May 2024
“We’re extremely grateful for the assistance of the kuia who informed us and assisted with the investigation ... The incident came just weeks after locals watched a great white shark devour a pygmy sperm whale they were attempting to refloat ... .
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Orcas covered in scars left by 'cookiecutter sharks' may be new population, study says

Phys Dot Org 23 Mar 2024
"Other encounters include an attack on a pygmy sperm whale, predation on a northern elephant seal and Risso's dolphin, and what appeared to be a post-meal lull after scavenging a leatherback turtle.".
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Whale euthanised after stranding near Christchurch

RNZ 20 Mar 2024
A male sperm whale died after stranding on South Brighton Beach last November, a pygmy right whale was found dead at Port Levy a week later, and a juvenile fin whale died after becoming stuck at Moncks Bay in the Avon Heathcote estuary in January.

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