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Known as The Flying Kangaroo for the logo displayed on its tail fin and elsewhere, Qantas has already scheduled its first nonstop Sydney-to-London flight for October 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

An estimated 4,000 humpback whales, 6,000 fin whales and 6,000 minke whales visited the Greenland Sea in the summer of 2024.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

This isn’t the only thing going on this summer that gives me that ominous fin de siècle feeling.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

A female gripped the fish by its large tail fin, which provided a secure hold, while a male gained speed and charged toward them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

It ranged across the top of Zosimos Ridge, which knifed up from Zosma City like a shark’s fin, and was visible from miles away.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

More high-quality footage is needed, particularly clear views of dorsal fins and eye patches, which can be used to identify individual animals.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

But the fins are swooped up by traders for the international markets, where they are used in shark-fin soup.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

I leaned over, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fins coming to the surface.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

On the opposite half, two finned and muscular airspeeders from “Attack of the Clones” tailgate each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Magnus wrote in his 1555 book they were 200-feet long with broad, forked tails and finned feet, with faces resembling warthogs and dual blow-holes on the top of their heads.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 28, 2023

Extra-long rear flippers might have aided propulsion in concert with its long finned tail.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

Cadillac had been better known for the massive, finned cars of the past and the Seville’s fuel economy and handling caught the attention of drivers.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

The little fish leaped from the water to show the smooth shine of their finned tails and the rabbits turned their rumps so the Terrible Things could see for themselves.

From "Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust" by Eve Bunting

But regulations that have reduced the frequency of finning have not saved shark lives, an international research team reports in the journal Science this week.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024

Some also suggested that, ironically, finning bans may have contributed to the rise in shark mortality.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024

The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks are caught for their fins and their carcasses then dumped back into the ocean, has been banned in U.S. waters for decades.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Apparently neither the petition creators nor the many signatories are aware that we already banned shark finning across the United States almost 30 years ago.

From Scientific American ● May 24, 2022

"Headin' straight out to sea when dry ground's off that way," said Murray, finning feeble hand to starboard, "ain't what Dan'l Webster would do, with his intellect, if he was here."

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day