During a free-diving contest, Yang Yun got stuck at the bottom of an arctic pool without breathing equipment when her legs cramped. Enter Mila, a Beluga Whale, who realized she was in distress before the event's organizers did and pushed her to the surface. Badass.
David Sheridan, an Australian kitesurfer, gets smacked in the head by a whale tail but manages to escape unscathed. It's a cool photo, which was taken by a camera attached to the guy's kite.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat for environmental groups who say the sonar can harm whales.
Science Buzz Dubbed “the unicorn of the sea,” the narwhal — a type of whale with a long, spiral tusk — is kind of magical. While they’re not necessarily as cute as manatees or (duh!) dolphins, the fascinating, lesser-known creatures are, believe it or not, more at risk from global warming than polar bears.
The image you see when Twitter is down (which is often), has a fan club. The stolen piece of illustration by Yiying Lu is spawning comics, t-shirts, and throngs of followers.