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• Islay High’s famous five go whaling

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 144
  Five intrepid S2 students from Islay High School attended a ceremony today (11th November) in memory of more than 40,000 slaughtered whales. The ceremony heralds the start of the Junior Whale Conference whose delegates were chosen after submitting a 100 word statement about whaling issues. Other delegates from ...
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• Are Gross, Whalebone-Eating Worms Actually Older than Whales?

  
  Discoblog — Authority: 571
  If ever a species got the disgusting name it deserved, bone-eating worms would be the one. Robert Vrijenhoek’s team discovered them five years ago eating the bones of a dead gray whale off California, and since then they’ve shown up in whalebones around the world. The worms don’t have mouths or anuses—instead, ...
  15 hours ago

• Kenneth Clarke is right about Europe

  
  Telegraph.co.uk News Blog — Authority: 811
  Kenneth Clarke is not a Tory. No Tory would wish to surrender his country’s sovereignty to a democratically unaccountable, supranational socialist organisation so thoroughly corrupt that for the 15th year running its auditors have refused to sign off its accounts.Still less would any Tory think it a good idea to ...
  23 hours ago

• Freelance Whales – Weathervanes

  
  onethirtybpm.com — Authority: 535
  Freelance Whales Weathervanes [Self-released; 2009] Links: Freelance Whales | Purchase on iTunes Posted by Jessica Gentile on 11 November 2009 In a year overflowing with bands who pride themselves on their discordantly noisy music and lo-fi production Freelance Whales stand in defiant ...
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• Blue whales are reclaiming their old feeding grounds

  
  Fish and aquatic news — Authority: 124
  Now some happy news from the ocean: blue whales have been spotted in migratory routes and feeding grounds in the Pacific that has been void of blue-whales for over half a century. Sightings are also increasing in the Atlantic, and recent research suggests that the Antarctic blue whale population is growing at a ...
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• World’s Freakiest Worm Gets Expanded Family Tree

  
  Wired Science — Authority: 771
  Five years after discovering some of the strangest creatures in the world — mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales — scientists have taken a peek into their genes. Though not complete, the glimpse shows these creatures to be far more complicated than was known. The worms, found in a gray whale ...
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• The Earthrace: Whale protection just got sleeker!

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 146
  Post originally from this Gadget Blog – gizmodose.com (this line of text is here for scrapers!)Original article: The Earthrace: Whale protection just got sleeker!The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was founded to save the whale. They have used controversial methods to stop whaling craft in the past, and critics ...
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• THE RECOMMENDER – NUMBER 60

  
  THE RECOMMENDER | Brighton's essential new music blog — Authority: 113
  DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB If you like Kasabian , you are going to love this six piece. They may describe themselves as “ big beat junkie folk “, but they’re wrong, they are the new Kasabian. It’s that simple. There’s a little bit of bluesy Primal Scream in there perhaps, possibly even a little bit of Oasis ...
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• Pigs In Zen (Or Maybe They’re Just Drunk)

  
  The Awl — Authority: 673
  What animals are truly most like human beings? Humpback whales , who mate for life and communicate with complex, melodic songs? The upright-walking, chronic masturbator bonobo chimps ? Bears, who seem to want to inhabit our homes and drive our cars ? An article in today’s New York Times points to a ...
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• Hal Prince and Amber Valletta Strike A Pose For IFAW

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 726
  Amber Valletta named honorary board member for IFAW. Credit: IFAW Actress Amber Valletta and legendary Broadway director Hal Prince join the International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ) as honorary board members--along with Leonardo DiCaprio , Pierce Brosnan , and Ben Stein. They bo... Read the full story on ...
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• Sea Shepherd Society Adds A Speed Boat

  
  Green Home Hints and Tips - Household Green Cleaning Eco Friendly Products, Green products, Energy Saving Tips, Water Efficiency — Authority: 116
  I’m sure most know of the Sea Shepherd Society.  If not, a brief introduction – Founded in 1977, the Sea Shepherd society is an international non-profit wildlife conservation group which puts its focus on marine life.  The group uses various direct action tactics to combat habitat destruction and wildlife ...
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• Singles file: Robin Thicke, Nicki Minaj, Fools Gold, Freelance Whales and more

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Robin Thicke featuring Nicki Minaj: "Shakin It for Daddy"
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• Australia: “Whale meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when…”

  
  The Wanderer — Authority: 493
  Nicki Güles rides the Humpback Highway and checks out a quokka. “Rottnest Island, or “Rotto” as the people here call it, is a wildlife and holiday haven about 18km off the coast of Perth. The channel between the mainland and the island is colloquially known as Humpback Highway, and for good reason.“After an ...
  2 days ago

• Virginia Beach Prepares to Welcome Whales!

  
  Get A Room! — Authority: 106
  Virginia Aquarium whale watching boat tours begin late December showcasing humpback and fin whales migrating off the coast.It moves through the water with amazing grace, in search of its next meal. It plummets toward the depths of the deep sea throwing its fluke upward out of the water with great force. Then in a ...
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• Fellowship of the Whales: Video: Humpback Males Fight

  
  learning.now — Authority: 671
  Humpback whales congregate in the waters off Hawaii not only to give birth, but also to mate. This female humpback releases pheromones into the water, indicating that she’s ready to mate. A fight soon breaks out among the humpback bulls that are vying to be her escort.
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• Plan a luxury safari in the US with American Safari Cruises

  
  Gadling — Authority: 689
  Filed under: Learning , North America , United States , News , Cruises When most people think of a "safari" they think of hiking through the bush of South Africa or trekking through the jungles of Costa Rica in search of exotic animals native to the region. But here in the US we have plenty of our own ...
  2 days ago

• Choose a Name for Vancouvers Baby Beluga Whale, Quickly

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 726
  Image from Vancouver Aquarium Veteran (as in since 2007) readers of TreeHugger may remember the earth-shattering and controversial competition to name Greenpeaces humpback whale . Mr. Splashy Pants was voted the most popular choice. The suggestion that this was a dubious moniker prompted 206 irate comments from ...
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• Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Lima (Peru), November 9 (ANI): An archaeological excavation has uncovered the mummy of a young priestess, a member of the elite, with several precious items dating from the period of 300-450 AD in Cahuachi, Peru.According to a report in Travel Culture History News, the mummy was found inside a series of rooms between ...
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• Kristin Bauer Talks Tails for Whales and True Blood with TV Junkie

  
  True Blood Net - HBO True Blood News Cast Interviews — Authority: 443
  True Blood’s Kristin Bauer (Vampire Pam) is a staunch supporter of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Tails for Whales photo campaign, and she recently appeared at LUSH Cosmetics in Santa Monica to sign autographs and take pictures with fans in an effort to build awareness for the cause. TV Junkie ...
  3 days ago

• Blue Whales Reappearing Again

  
  Critter News — Authority: 131
  And heres some good news for today. BLUE whales, the world’s largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction. Marine scientists have recorded the animals roaming migratory routes and feeding ...
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