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Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Miami Herald
8 sea creatures stun onlookers in ‘exciting' sightings. Take a look
National 8 sea creatures stun onlookers in 'exciting' sightings. Take a look A white whale calf swimming with its mother off Australia created a memorable moment, while a pod of rare Baird's beaked whales surfaced in Monterey Bay, thrilling onlookers who waited for their return. People also observed a peachy orange baby killer whale rolling in the Salish Sea, and watched as rescuers freed a gray whale tangled in fishing gear 100 feet down in California waters. Read the stories below. Frosty, a white killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on April 29, 2024. Photo from Delaney Trowbridge/Newport Coastal Adventure NO. 1: 'EXTREMELY RARE' WHITE KILLER WHALE STUNS ONLOOKERS OFF CALIFORNIA COAST. SEE FROSTY 'When Frosty is swimming underwater, he is like this glowing white object.' | Published April 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura This species is seen less than once a year, even by the most avid whale watchers. Rajvi Khatri on Unsplash NO. 2: GROUP OF 'MYSTERIOUS' SEA ANIMALS SEEN IN RARE, 'BUCKET LIST SIGHTING' OFF CALIFORNIA There's not much known about this 'elusive and shy' species, experts say. | Published May 16, 2024 | Read Full Story by Julia Daye A rare white right whale calf was recently spotted off the coast of Australia, according to local news reports. Google Street View © May 2018 NO. 3: WHITE WHALE CALF SPOTTED WITH MOTHER OFF AUSTRALIA. WATCH THE HEARTWARMING ENCOUNTER The encounter was a 'rare treat,' officials said. | Published June 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brendan Rascius A 'rare' humpback whale was recently spotted in the English Channel, photos show. Photo from Laura Lezman, UnSplash NO. 4: MIGRATING SEA CREATURE MAKES 'RARE' APPEARANCE OFF THE COAST OF ENGLAND, PHOTOS SHOW It was photographed leaping out of the water off the coast of Hastings. | Published January 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brendan Rascius Researchers caught all 26 members of the J pod on camera, including a baby. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 5: BABY KILLER WHALE SEEN BOUNCING AND ROLLING OFF WASHINGTON. SEE THE PEACHY ORANGE CALF The Southern Resident killer whale calf is 'among the world's most endangered marine mammals.' | Published February 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner A dead sea creature was spotted off the California coast, officials said. Akira Hojo Unsplash NO. 6: 36-FOOT EMACIATED SEA CREATURE WASHES UP ON CALIFORNIA BEACH. ITS DEATH IS A MYSTERY Researchers will know the creature's cause of death in several weeks, officials said. | Published April 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez A group saw a 'rare' sighting while whale watching in California, the company wrote on Facebook. By Matt Hardy NO. 7: ENTANGLED SEA CREATURE LEFT TRAPPED 100 FEET DOWN OFF CALIFORNIA. SEE RESCUE The sea creature quickly swam away after the two-hour rescue mission, officials said. | Published April 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez An 'exciting sighting' of a sea creature occurred in California. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 8: MASSIVE SEA CREATURES SPOTTED OFF CALIFORNIA COAST. SEE THE 'EXCITING SIGHTING' The group was able to see a plethora of sea creatures. | Published June 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
23-06-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
Six stories of incredible sea creature encounters. Take a look
World Six stories of incredible sea creature encounters. Take a look In Australia, rescuers sprang into action to free a humpback calf from a deadly shark net as its mother watched. Off Timor-Leste, rare footage showed a blue whale nursing her calf — offering a glimpse into a behavior scientists rarely witness. Meanwhile, sharp-eyed researchers documented a gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Maine. Read the stories below. Some of the first-ever evidence of blue whale reproduction has been documented in the Pacific Ocean, according to new research. Photo from Georg Wolf, UnSplash NO. 1: BLUE WHALE SEEN NURSING CALF IN ONE OF THE 'FIRST EVER' RECORDED INSTANCES, VIDEO SHOWS The video, in addition to other research, provides a glimpse into their mysterious reproductive habits, Australian researchers said. | Published July 8, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brendan Rascius A baby humpback whale (not the one pictured) entangled in shark control netting was rescued off the coast of Australia, video footage shows. Photo from Heloise Delbos via Unsplash NO. 2: WHALE CALF REUNITED WITH MOTHER AFTER RESCUE FROM SHARK NET OFF AUSTRALIA, VIDEO SHOWS The mother waited patiently nearby throughout the rescue process, Sea World Foundation officials said. | Published October 7, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brendan Rascius Over 75 extremely rare sea creatures — about '20% of the entire population' — were spotted off the coast of Maine, photos show. Photo by Leon Bredella via Unsplash NO. 3: EXTREMELY RARE SEA CREATURES — ABOUT 20% OF 'ENTIRE POPULATION' — FEED OFF MAINE COAST Photos show the critically endangered species. | Published January 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger A sea creature was spotted off the coast of Hawaii, researchers said. Akira Hojo Unsplash NO. 4: 'EXTRAORDINARY' SEA CREATURE SEEN OFF COAST OF HAWAII. SEE PHOTO THAT TELLS 'A STORY' Markings like this help researchers keep track of the sea creatures. | Published January 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez A surprise ocean visitor made an appearance off the coast of Sydney, Australia. Street View Image from August 2020 © 2025 Google NO. 5: 'MAJESTIC' OCEAN CREATURE MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE OFF AUSTRALIA. 'UNFORGETTABLE' The visitor may have made a wrong turn, biologists told new outlets. | Published January 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Irene Wright A pair of rare North Atlantic right whales were seen by researchers off the coast of Massachusetts, bringing hope for the endangered species, experts said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 6: ENDANGERED CREATURE SURFACES OFF MA COAST, THEN MOM APPEARS. SEE 'EXCITING' PHOTO Researchers said the sighting 'brings hope for the species,' which is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. | Published March 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
