whales
Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change
Environment
January 14, 2019
Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change
In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile’s Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales,…
145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
Environment
November 26, 2018
145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of, with authorities saying…
Dead sperm whale in Indonesia found with 6 kg of plastic in stomach
Environment
November 21, 2018
Dead sperm whale in Indonesia found with 6 kg of plastic in stomach
A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its…
Ministry monitoring north-coast whale, guiding it to open sea
Egypt
July 11, 2016
Ministry monitoring north-coast whale, guiding it to open sea
Marine experts from the Environment Ministry are continuing to monitor the status and movements of a small fin whale spotted…
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
Environment
July 8, 2016
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
A fin whale seen at the Marina resort on Egypt's north coast on Tuesday and Wednesday is not aggressive or…
Small whale causes a stir as it swims into north coast resort
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Small whale causes a stir as it swims into north coast resort
Visitors to the Marina resort on Egypt's north coast were suprised on Tuesday to find a small whale swimming through…
Walking with whales in South Africa
Life & Style
September 20, 2015
Walking with whales in South Africa
The southern tip of the African continent is home to one of the world's rarest plant kingdoms, but its equally…
US probes deaths of 30 whales along southern Alaska coast
Environment
August 23, 2015
US probes deaths of 30 whales along southern Alaska coast
US marine biologists have launched an investigation into the mass die-off of 30 whales found washed ashore along Alaska's southern…
Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines
Life & Style
July 6, 2015
Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines
It's 6 a.m. and nearly 100 tourists are gearing up excitedly on the beach at Oslob. We're here to see the…
Largest fossilized whale in the world discovered in Fayoum
Science
June 3, 2015
Largest fossilized whale in the world discovered in Fayoum
“The largest fossilized basilosaurus whale in the world was discovered in the Wadi Hitan National Reserve in Fayoum,” said Environment…