Huge sperm whale washes up dead on Norfolk mudbank before tide carries its body further out to sea The dead sperm whale was spotted beached in The Wash on the Norfolk coast It was lying a mile out from Snettisham Beach but has now been carried by tide Locals Jacky and Andy McKee reported it to UK … Read more
He’s the youngest offspring of the late animal conservationist, Steve Irwin. And Robert Irwin, 16, would certainly have made his father proud this week- as he was amongst a team of quick responders who rushed to the aid of a melon-headed whale stranded on Noosa North Shore. Bindi’s brother said he was ‘so thankful’ to … Read more
Miracle escape from the jaws of a whale: Two women kayakers lucky to be alive after hungry humpback whale scoops them up in Avila Beach, California, before spitting them out Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking and whale spotting on Monday A humpback whale suddenly emerged and appeared to swallow the whole kayak Both … Read more
A train has crashed through a barrier at a Dutch station, landing on a giant whale sculpture 25ft in the air. The runaway train shot through the station buffer at 12.30am at De Akkers metro station in the city of Spijkenisse. Instead of crashing into the water below, the front carriage ended up suspended dramatically in … Read more
Quite a tail to tell! Train crashes through barrier at Dutch station – and lands on giant whale sculpture 25ft in the air The train ran through the station buffer at 12.30am with no passengers on board at De Akkers metro station The train shot through the end of the track and came to rest … Read more
John Bishop’s Great Whale Rescue Mon-Tues, ITV Rating: Taskmaster Thursday, Channel 4 Rating: John Bishop’s Great Whale Rescue wasn’t John Bishop’s exactly. I say this because transporting two Beluga whales from captivity in China to a reserve off the coast of Iceland took years of planning, 100 people in ten countries, bespoke stretchers, bespoke tanks, … Read more
A SECOND dead whale washes ashore bringing warnings of lurking sharks close to a string of popular beaches Another whale carcass washed up on Casuarina Beach, in northern NSW, The mature female pilot whale was found by beachgoers on Tuesday morning It comes after another dead whale washed up on the same beach on October … Read more
Smile for the camera! Whale shark swallows an entire shoal of fish in award-winning photo Photographer Evans Baudin captured the rare scene on a private dive in Mexico during coronavirus lockdown The huge female whale shark was friendlier than normal, and swam right towards the 32-year-old daredevil He managed to photograph astonishing moment the whale shark … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: Facebook and some other US tech shares are good value but I wouldn’t buy Tesla, says Blue Whale manager By This Is Money Published: 12:34 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 12:34 BST, 29 September 2020 The high-flying Blue Whale Growth fund has reaped the rewards of the US stock market’s bounce back … Read more
Cuvier’s beaked whale records longest known dive lasting almost four HOURS despite running out of oxygen after just 77 minutes Species of whale is known for extremely long dives as it forages for food Researchers at Duke University have recorded a dive lasting for 222 minutes Believed the species begins anaerobic respiration after just 77 … Read more