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Whale
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South African Marine Conservationist Tells The Tale Of When He Was Almost Swallowed By A Whale
07 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Playing ‘Never Have I Ever’ must be fun with this guy.
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Priceless And Precious Moment Whale Gives Birth Right Next To Tour Boat [Video]
12 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Guests on board a whale-watching cruise are pinching themselves after being privileged enough to see a mommy whale give birth to her calf right by the boat’s edge.
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Chaos As Rescuers Try Save Beluga Whale Cruising River Seine In Paris [Video]
08 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The four-metre whale was first seen on Wednesday between Paris and the city of Rouen in Normandy with a few signs that it could be starving to death.
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Hermanus Whales Could Be Carrying Very Valuable Pooload
29 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so don’t write off sperm whale faeces until you understand the story of ambergris.
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Can We Chat About This Whale With Four Legs?
27 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Phiomicetus anubis measured around three metres in length, and possessed strong jaws which enabled it to catch prey.
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This Guy Was Swallowed By A Whale And Survived
14 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
56-year-old Michael Packard is a very fortunate man, with an exceptionally rare story to tell.
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They Think This Endangered Blue Whale Was Killed In A Ship Hit-And-Run
30 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The world’s largest creature, an Antarctic blue whale, was likely the victim of a recent ship strike that left it dead in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
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Kayakers Nearly Swallowed By Whale [Videos]
04 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the years, we’ve seen kayakers caught up in the midst of some very close encounters, but this might take the cake.
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Small Miracle As Whale Tail Sculpture Saves Dutch Train [Video]
04 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In a bizarre turn of events, a runaway train was miraculously caught by a conveniently placed sculpture.
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Whale’s Wrong Turn Lands It In Crocodile-Infested Waters [Video]
16 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m constantly amazed by animals and their ability to navigate travelling huge distances with pinpoint accuracy. That doesn’t mean things don’t go wrong from time to time.
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These Surfers Will Never Get This Close To A Whale Again [Video]
15 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
18-year-old Payton Landaas was tracking a whale when he saw it swimming towards a dozen or so surfers off the coast of Southern California.
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Cape Town’s Great White Sharks AND Whales Are Leaving
18 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white shark population has been well documented, and now a new aerial survey shows some worrying whale numbers.
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Unreal Photo Shows Whale ‘Swallowing’ Sea Lion
31 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
27-year-old wildlife photographer Chase Dekker can be pretty chuffed with the photos he snapped on July 22 in Monterey Bay, California, whilst out on a whale-watching cruise.
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The Nasty, Sad Truth About False Bay’s Whales [Images]
13 Jun 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
False Bay plays home to a number of visiting whales that come here to breed, as well as a resident population of Bryde’s whales and orcas. Now they’re under threat.
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NSRI Rescue Fishermen After Boat Hits Whale
29 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, five fishermen were rescued off the coast of Lambert’s Bay after their boat, which struck a whale, suffered a crack to the hull.
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More Drama In The Case Of That Russian Spy Whale
10 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Nobody has claimed the harness-wearing whale found off the coast of Norway, but one man thinks he might be able to shed more light on the mystery.
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Russians Are Training Whales As Weapons Now [Video]
30 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The harness-wearing beluga whale spotted by Norwegian fisherman could be a Russian weapon, and that’s not as far-fetched as you might think.
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PE Diver Narrowly Avoids Being Swallowed By Whale [Video]
11 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During a recent whale-watching expedition, a Port Elizabeth dive tour operator ended up getting far more up close and personal than he intended.
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You Won’t Get Closer To A Whale Than These Kayakers Off Sea Point [Video]
28 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Kayakers paddling in Sea Point were greeted by an unexpected guest that popped up right next to them.
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Woman Calls 911 During Hilarious Freak-Out Over Whale Encounter [Video]
10 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most people are more than happy to have an up-close sighting of a few whales during a boat trip. This woman is not one of them.
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Dead Whales Keep Washing Up In Mossel Bay
25 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After three Bryde’s whales washed up dead on the shores surrounding Mossel Bay, the Department of Environmental Affairs started looking for answers.
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Beautiful Footage Of Whales Off Llandudno Yesterday [Video]
13 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The drive past Llandudno is pretty easy on the eye, but if you happened to be winding your way somewhere yesterday morning you may have seen these guys.
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Stunning Drone Footage From The Hermanus Whale Festival [Video]
03 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Whales were plentiful at the Hermanus Whale Festival this past weekend, and Luke Maximo Bell was there to capture it all with his drone.
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Table Mountain, Whales, Dolphins And A Sunfish Feature In This Awesome Drone Video
05 Sep 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Spring has sprung, which means some of the most splendid oceans giants have made their way to our shores to put on some epic displays.
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Awesome Scenes As The NSRI Rescues A Struggling Whale In False Bay [Images]
23 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Called out on a whale rescue mission, the NSRI successfully detangled a large southern right whale before things could get out of hand.
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Hectic Drone Footage Follows Pod Of Orcas Hunting And Killing A Whale
10 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Orcas have certainly made a name for themselves as being pretty badass hunters, but seeing it in action from above is quite something. Respect.
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It’s Not Every Day You Accidentally Kiteboard Over A Humpback Whale [Video]
06 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here in the Cape we’re lucky enough to see whales quite regularly, but apparently Andrei Grigoriev hadn’t ever seen one before getting up close and personal.
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No Ways! Radical Footage Of A Whale Breaching Right Next To A Kayak [Video]
19 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Ranging from 12-16 m, the humpback whale isn’t small – so when a mother and its babe decided to put on a little show, they caught a few kayakers off guard.
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Two-Day Whale Rescue Off Cape Point Finally Has Happy Ending [Video]
08 Aug 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re lucky enough to have a number of whale species that pay our shores a visit, but sometimes things don’t go to plan and the NSRI must swoop.
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Legends – These Guys Rescued A Nine Metre Whale Tangled In Rope On The Atlantic Seaboard
04 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whales really are gentle giants, and most Capetonians will readily admit to having a soft spot for them. This may put a smile on your face then.
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