whale

Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Then Yale chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr. showed how crude oil could be fractionated into various liquids, one of which was kerosene, an excellent illuminant that was much cheaper than whale oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

A report prepared for Whitby councillors ahead of a debate on the issue in March cited "ethical and legal challenges" of procuring a new set of real whale bones.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Video released by the US-based NGO Beneath The Waves shows one orca holding the tail of a sunfish, with its fellow whale then charging with full force into the rotund mola, which explodes into pieces.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

In the water now and then a whale surfaced, with its booming deepwater sound, shooting out jets of water high into the air.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Boat noise has been shown to affect whales in particular, stressing them out, disrupting their hunting and drowning out their ocean-spanning songs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Real jawbones of dead whales were first raised on top of West Cliff in 1964 as a symbol of Whitby's maritime heritage.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Dolphins and whales "are going to follow their food, and so we're seeing less sightings," Lesser explained.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

They have been seen targeting many kinds of animals, including whales larger than themselves, and they rely on a remarkable range of coordinated hunting methods.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

He thought of the legends Papa and the men used to tell, about giant squid and whales that swallowed ships.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Numbers of these 16-foot-long marine mammals, hunted for their oil, meat, and baleen, had fallen to an estimated low of 1,200 animals in the North Pacific—a heavily whaled region—by the 1960s.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 28, 2023

Today’s blue whales find themselves in a whaled and warming ocean.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2020

Facing Erin's 7,800-plus yards but massively wide fairways—60 yards in some cases—players whaled away with impunity when typical winds failed to blow.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 4, 2018

At one, Chadwick Boseman whaled on the drums and Lupita N’yongo was hailed as the best dancer.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018

Then I'll be a laurel-crowned hero, having whaled out the Yankees to a frizzle, and all the fair ones will be sighing for my hand and heart!

From Leah Mordecai by Belle K. (Belle Kendrick) Abbott

Whitby began a long and profitable history with whaling during the 18th Century and despite the controversial practice being outlawed in 1986 to protect the species, the arch remains popular with both visitors and locals.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

This includes for the animals living in these "chemosynthetic" communities, whose numbers had been thought to have been drastically reduced by human whaling, she added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Much of what scientists know about whale behavior comes from studying populations that had already been heavily impacted by whaling.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026

But there were still miles to go before the safety of the whaling station.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong