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  2. Sperm whale spotted beached on sandbar off Florida coastline ...

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    Scripps News Staff. March 11, 2024 at 3:54 PM. Authorities working to assist a beached sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast. ... USA TODAY. Andy Murray has hilarious response ...

  3. Sperm whale dies after beaching along Florida's Gulf Coast - AOL

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    VENICE, Fla. (AP) — In a rare occurrence along Florida's Gulf Coast, a large sperm whale that drew national attention after beaching itself on a sandbar died Monday, state wildlife officials said.

  4. Massive whale slowly dies off Florida coast as helpless ... - AOL

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    A tragedy played out along Florida’s Gulf Coast during spring break as a stranded 44-foot whale slowly died while stuck in the surf. The endangered sperm whale was discovered around 8:30 a.m ...

  5. Marine mammals and sonar - Wikipedia

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    The study has shown whales experience decompression sickness, a disease that forces nitrogen into gas bubbles in the tissues and is caused by rapid and prolonged surfacing. Although whales were originally thought to be immune to this disease, sonar has been implicated in causing behavioral changes that can lead to decompression sickness. [3]

  6. Authorities are trying to help a sperm whale beached off ...

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    Authorities were seeking to assist a beached sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday, but said conditions in the water were too dangerous for crews to safely approach ...

  7. Animal Face-Off - Wikipedia

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    Both combatants sense each other – the squid sees the whale, while the whale's echolocation reveals the squid's location. Upon seeing the whale as a potential predator, the squid releases a burst of ink as a warning, but she is ignored by the whale, which launches a slow attack on the huge squid. Just before she reaches the mouth, the squid ...

  8. Sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast dies ... - AOL

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  9. Essex (whaleship) - Wikipedia

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    At eight in the morning of November 20, 1820, the lookout sighted spouts, and the three remaining whaleboats set out to pursue a pod of sperm whales. On the leeward side of Essex, Chase's whaleboat harpooned a whale, but its tail struck the boat and opened up a seam, forcing the crew to cut the harpoon line and return to Essex for repairs.