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Humpback Whales Have Made an Amazing Comeback From Extinction

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Humpback whales can be as long as a city bus and weigh as much as two. They love to breach and water slap with their fins and tails, making them a perennial favorite for whale watchers.

Humpback Whales Start Simpler Songs as Old Ones Get Too Complex

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Humpback whale songs grow in complexity before being abandoned for simpler songs. HowStuffWorks listens in.

How Whales Work

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Whales are some of the largest living things on the planet. Learn about whales and find out how whales are able to sleep and withstand the pressures of the ocean.

How Baleen Whales Work

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Baleen whales have plates with coarse bristles for filter feeding. Learn how baleen whales differ from toothed whales that hunt squid and other prey.

From Fin Whales to Blue Whales: The Whale Species Quiz

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The whale may be the most magnificent mammal in the sea, but can you tell one whale from another? Take our quiz to see how much you know about the various whale species and how these creatures differ.

The Blue Whale Is One of the Loudest Animals on Earth

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Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. Despite their large size, blue whales manage to be fairly elusive, so there's a lot about them we don't know yet.

How Whaling Works

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Whaling has been practiced for several centuries. Learn about whaling, and find out what is being done to stop whaling.

9 Enormous Facts About Sperm Whales, Gigantic Creatures of the Sea

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Sperm whales are one of the largest creatures in the ocean. And they have the biggest brain on the planet. So are they also the smartest? We'll tell you.

Are You a Shark, Dolphin or Whale, Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality?

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The seas are full of graceful creatures with fins. Some of them are majestic. Some are playful and intelligent. Some will eat you alive! Take our Myers-Briggs Personality Test and we'll tell you which marine animal you are!

Top 5 Ways Nature Has Inspired Technology

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Some of the newest ideas in technology come from very old ideas -- they're inspired by nature. How do the plants and animals around us give engineers ideas?

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