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Blue WhaleArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlTimes OnlineThe six-minute animated clip for the song King Rat by the US band Modest Mouse, which was released this week, features a cigar-chomping blue whale captain There's a taste for all palates in the Bay State's Westport - 05 Aug 2009 Boston Globe...$10 adults, $6 ages 6-14) to see old photos of Moby Dick-seeking types and a skeleton of a blue whale nicknamed Kobo (for king of the blue ocean). whales enjoying California coast - Aug 3, 2009 Deseret NewsAnd the mighty blue whale, the world's largest mammal, is having a whale of a year off the coast of Southern California. "It's looking like it's shaping up Blue whale-watching trip departs Saturday morning from Santa Barbara - Jul 28, 2009 Los Angeles TimesWhile sighting the mighty blue whale will be the main focus, humpback, minke and killer whales also frequent the area, as do various dolphin, seals and sea Migrating blue whales give locals, tourists a thrill - Aug 1, 2009 Daily BreezeA blue whale's tail fluke comes out of the water as it dives off Point Fermin. (Robert Casillas Staff Photographer) Aravindhan Behemoths finding krill closer to shore - Jul 30, 2009 San Diego Union Tribune...(Eduardo Contreras / Union-Tribune) - They were rewarded with a view of a blue whale, the largest living animal on Earth, about 10 miles southwest of Point Hualien's castle by the sea - Aug 3, 2009 Taipei TimesCurrently, one of the highlights is a 9m-long model of a two-month-old blue whale, which is visiting the park as part of an international tour to promote Farglory Ocean Park holds Big Blue Whale exhibition - Jul 19, 2009 eTaiwan NewsThe answer is the blue whale. It is big in size, in fact larger than any dinosaur. The blue whale baby is also the biggest among newborn mammals in the The Complete Guide To: Whale & dolphin watching - Jul 17, 2009 IndependentIn 1986 a moratorium on commercial whaling came into effect and since then numbers have improved, although several species – such as the blue whale, Emaciated blue whale sighted off OC - Jul 16, 2009 ScienceDudeAn Orange Coast College marine biologist lecturer has photographed an emacited blue whale swimming about five miles off Dana Point Harbor — a sight that's Astronomers map 'blue whale' of space - Jul 12, 2009 ABC Science OnlineAustralian astronomers have made the most detailed map yet of a radio galaxy, which could lead to a better understanding of these strange phenomena. Entire Blue Whale Online - Jul 22, 2009 Green MuzeHave you ever wondered what a Blue Whale looks like up close? A life size interactive rendition of the largest mammal on the planet is now online to raise Bowhead whales sing love songs in different voices - Aug 3, 2009 Gaea TimesMay 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Acoustic experts confirmed tracking a singing blue whale 112 km off the Long Island and New York City early this year, Day Tripping: Santa Cruz's marine discovery center - Aug 1, 2009 Modesto Bee...of this marine research operation -- is the impressive skeleton of a blue whale, which is 87 feet long and has been affectionately nicknamed "Ms. Blue. A Different Kind Of Blues Festival - Jul 29, 2009 Metroblogging.comChapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS-LA), is hosting its Annual Blue Whale Trip, which will be setting sail this Saturday from Santa Barbara. Record numbers for whale census - Jul 21, 2009 August Margaret River Mail...at times by smaller groups of False Killers, Southern Rights, Sperms and the odd solitary Blue Whale, head north to their tropical birthing grounds. Planet Earth DVD Set - Jul 28, 2009 Discovery NewsFrom light shows performed by squids to the blue whale, the largest animal to ever exist, Deep Ocean investigates the waters that cover two-thirds of the 70-tonne whale meets its match after collision with cruise ship - Jul 27, 2009 Independent...remarkable impaled on its bow: a fin whale, the second biggest whale species after the blue whale, and thus the second biggest animal on the planet. Etiquette App Debuts for iPhone and iTouch - Jul 13, 2009 Examiner.comThis application, designed by Blue Whale Solutions is useful and easy to navigate. Although it may be a contradiction in terms as it is absolutely impolite From Flipper's Trainer to Dolphin Defender - Jul 30, 2009 New York Times...fishermen reminiscing about blue-whale pods as dense as “a clump of bamboo� and a ghostly, thermal handprint clinging to a gatepost like arcane spoor. Slow offshore fishing boosted by spike in fish counts - Jul 10, 2009 San Diego Union TribuneH&M Landing, the area's pioneers in whale-watching trips, announced the first of a series of blue whale cruises that will be offered aboard the Horizon. Houston Symphony ready to dive into concert - Jul 18, 2009 Houston ChronicleThe series opens with a rare overhead shot of a blue whale, 100 feet long, and never loses its visual momentum. The prevailing sense of grandeur is Joy, grief, altruism... these extraordinary mammals show 'human ... - Jul 30, 2009 Daily Mail...from the tiny harbour porpoise, barely bigger than a rugby ball, to the huge fin whale, which, at 85ft, is only just smaller than a blue whale. Dolphins, whales are mammals without legs - Jul 28, 2009 Chicago Daily HeraldScientists speculate that the blue whale, the world's largest animal with the weight equivalent of 33 elephants, would need some mighty huge legs to keep it Interesting takes: Speed, size, opposites - Jul 31, 2009 Chicago TribuneIf there is a 100-foot long blue whale, why not a 200-foot one? Because it would need "guts, lungs, and kidneys so big that they wouldn't fit in its body. Sarkozy exposes EU guilt in a fishing disaster - Jul 18, 2009 Times OnlineIf a ban on international trade is all that will save the bluefin, we have on our hands a disaster comparable to the destruction of the blue whale or the 'Oneseas' a winning game for entrepreneur - Jul 23, 2009 Gloucester Daily TimesThere's the orange crab that says "crabby," or the blue whale with "wailer" printed below it. There's a purple octopus with "squirmy" and a royal merman Hitting the road to find quirky, fun Americana - Aug 1, 2009 OCRegisterThe Blue Whale. Located far from the ocean in Catoosa, Okla., it was originally a wedding gift to Hugh Davis' wife, Zelta, in the early 1970s. Action man Putin ties transmitter on whale - Aug 2, 2009 Gaea TimesMay 28th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A rare blue whale, measured at 27 metres long and estimated to weigh about 150 tonnes, has washed up dead on a New Zealand beach A place to mix worldly-wise with a bit of funk - Jul 18, 2009 Boston GlobeMoreover, a life-size model of a blue whale hangs overhead. “It's the biggest animal ever,'' museum educator Lori Perkins told visitors who stopped to gaze Strong heroine sure to impress readers - Jul 26, 2009 TheChronicleHerald.caThis potent salt-water cocktail of science and hilarity answers the question: What if your mom makes good on a threat to buy you a blue whale if you don't Why NOAA is banning krill harvest off the West Coast - Jul 15, 2009 Christian Science MonitorSo does the blue whale. That tells you something about the little shrimp's abundance. There are enough to support the largest animal ever to have existed. Weekly Web Watch: July 24 2009 - Jul 24, 2009 Guardian WeeklyImage: Kyoto University; Tohoku Institute of Technology; PLoS ONE Let's begin with an extraordinary piece of work – a lifesize image of a blue whale from What's on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in our Office - Jul 22, 2009 FlavorwireElsewhere in the animal kingdom, there was this life-size image of a blue whale. Speaking of astonishing sights (and sites), remember what the internet used Water, water everywhere and far too much to drink - Jul 30, 2009 Bexley TimesAnd he should know, the last time a Blue Whale was spotted by the team was when he volunteered to usher a visitor, who was caught short, below deck just Wizards and Water Walking An Excerpt from Saltwater Buddha: A ... - Jul 30, 2009 vision magazineThe surge filled in under my board and it felt as if a great blue whale had breasted right below, lifted me high out of the water, and plunged back down. Health-conscious Thompson coming to Lodi winery - Jul 30, 2009 Stockton RecordI was touring with Mick Fleetwood (in Blue Whale). I tried not to get a cell phone. They called me to get me on the show. It was, like, a matter of six The charm of Gaspe - Jul 18, 2009 Vancouver SunOn our multilingual boat were French, Dutch, Italians, Germans and Canadians, but all fell silent when a giant blue whale -- at 130000 tonnes the world's Grand Lake Grove - Jul 29, 2009 eTaiwan NewsYou'll find historic flair like Catoosa's famous blue whale or Foyil's Totem Pole Park (billed as the Largest Cement Totem Pole Park in the world), Victoria art school takes on a whale of a project - Jul 16, 2009 Times ColonistBut de-boning the largest animal on earth -- a 26- metre long blue whale -- is horrendous and it took a team of 25 people, lots of heavy machinery, At the Museum, Bring Your Pajamas - Jul 15, 2009 New York Times Blogs...popular “A Night at the Museum� sleepover program, which allows children the chance to sleep under the big blue whale and trek the halls by flashlight. Port Orchard Sprucing Up its Mural Before Cedar Cove Days - Jul 24, 2009 Kitsap SunTo the best of anyone's knowledge, the assorted scenes, including a large blue whale on Myhre's Restaurant, were created by an artist named Phillips in the Fry has whale of a time - Jul 16, 2009 Wanderlust...the aye-aye in Madagascar, the northern white rhino in Africa, the manatee in the Amazon, the Komodo dragon in Indonesia and the blue whale in Mexico. NZ Best Of The Best Travel Award Winners Announced - Jul 20, 2009 VoxyBest ocean adventure: Watching whales off Kaikoura: whale heaven, with a 95% success rate of seeing a sperm whale, humpback, blue whale or tiny Hector's Girl Scouts explore Oklahoma - Jul 30, 2009 Norman TranscriptThe following day included a tour of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and two Route 66 landmarks -- the Blue Whale in Catoosa and the world's largest cement totem Angry Orts are sure to be on time - Jul 16, 2009 The OlympianThe Blue Whale Super Heavy Assault Troops.� In a review in the Portland Mercury, Ezra Ace Caraeff called it “an album of thrilling little pop songs that Children Learn 'Save Our Seas' Message - Jul 14, 2009 isleofman.com...while their imagination – for instance, when asked to consider that a Blue Whale is twice the size of the school sports hall - did the rest! The Signatories To The Pacific Cetaceans Mou - Jul 26, 2009 Scoop.co.nz (press release)Many species in the region, such as the blue whale, the humpback whale, the orca and the bottlenose dolphin, are endangered by a number of threats, Classics & Collectibles Purchasing Guide August-September 2009 - Jul 13, 2009 Video Business (subscription)BD $84.99 Documentary: This six-DVD set contains such nature titles as Kingdom of the Blue Whale and Journey to the Edge of the Universe. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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