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Washing ashore of Pygmy sperm whale in Pismo Beach described as 'rare' event
Researchers are conducting testing on a pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Pismo Beach last week. Officials with The ...
Rare whale is almost never seen near land — until a dead one washed up on SLO County beach
California State Parks rangers found the adult pygmy sperm whale on the beach north of Grand Avenue last week. They reported ...
Whale swallows kayaker and spits him out — and it's all captured on video: "I thought I was dead"
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all ...
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Rare Pygmy Sperm Whale Strands at Dockweiler Beach, Necropsy and Further Testing to Shed Light on Species Threats
This past weekend, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) responded to a call on a rare pygmy sperm whale ...
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Scientists investigate a rare pygmy sperm whale stranding on Pismo Beach
California State Parks spotted the 10.5-foot whale on early Valentine's Day morning and alerted the Marine Mammal Center.
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Rare sperm whale washes up on shore
A pygmy sperm whale washed up on the shore at Pismo State Beach on Valentine’s Day. It’s exciting for scientists because ...
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Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales
To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...
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Rare whale is almost never seen near land — until a dead one washed up on SLO County beach
Researchers with the Marine Mammal Center and the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit performed a necropsy on a pygmy sperm whale on Feb. 14, 2025. Emily Pomeroy with the Marine Mammal Center ...