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  2. Boaters left with ‘jaws gaping’ as two ‘titans of the ocean ...

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    Tourists on a boat in Australia were left stunned as they watched a pod of orcas chase and attack a group of sperm whales. A rare video shows the “titans of the ocean” battling.

  3. Marine mammals and sonar - Wikipedia

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    Before extensive research on whale vocalizations was completed, the low-frequency pulses emitted by some species of whales were often not correctly attributed to them. Dr Payne wrote: "Before it was shown that fin whales were the cause [of powerful sounds], no one could take seriously the idea that such regular, loud, low, and relatively pure frequency tones were coming from within the ocean ...

  4. Three sperm whales spotted along O.C. coast, a rare ... - AOL

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    A trio of sperm whales — believed to be adult males, each about 50 to 60 feet long — has been spotted several times this past week off Orange County. Three sperm whales spotted along O.C ...

  5. Juvenile sperm whale euthanized after stranding on North ...

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    The whale was spotted in the surf about 7:30 a.m., prompting members of the OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network to respond. Juvenile sperm whale euthanized after stranding on North Carolina beach ...

  6. Sperm whale - Wikipedia

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    Arguably the most famous sperm whale counter-attack occurred on 20 November 1820, when a whale claimed to be about 25.9 metres (85 ft) long rammed and sank the Nantucket whaleship Essex. Only 8 out of 21 sailors survived to be rescued by other ships. [239] Scrimshaw was the art of engraving on the teeth of sperm whales. It was a way for whalers ...

  7. WWMT - Wikipedia

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    WWMT (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan as an affiliate of CBS.The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, and maintains studios on West Maple Street in Kalamazoo; its transmitter is located in northwest Yankee Springs Township on Chief Noonday Road/M-179 near Patterson Road.

  8. Young sperm whale found stranded in strong tides on Outer ...

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    A juvenile sperm whale was spotted near Jennette’s Pier on North Carolina’s coast the morning of Dec. 27, the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island said in a news release.

  9. Essex (whaleship) - Wikipedia

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    On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale. About 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) from the coast of South America, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in three whaleboats with what food and water they could salvage from ...