Whales

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery.

Scientists now think they have an idea, and it's something not seen in other animals: A specialized voice box.

Experts say the discovery, while based on a study that is too tiny to be definitive, will direct future research into how whales communicate.

The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized on July 26 after a second day of frantic, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them, authorities said.

The pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded themselves on July 25 on Cheynes Beach east of the former whaling station of Albany in Western Australia state, south of the capital Perth.

A carcass of a 12-meter-long dead fin whale has been found washed ashore in southern Turkey.

The lifeless body of the sea creature was first discovered by locals in Denizciler town of Hatay's İskenderun district.

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The body of a whale was found floating more than two nautical miles off the coast of Piraeus on Wednesday afternoon, the local port authority said.

The authority notified the competent service of the Municipality of Piraeus which towed the body to the beach of Freattida, a district in the southeastern part of Piraeus.

The carcass was then transported to a landfill for burial.

The humpback whale, seen in the River Thames, was found dead east of London between Crayford Ness and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge, Dartford and will be autopsied, Reuters reported.

The 10m long whale was found dead in the shallows in Greenhithe, Kent, yesterday and was transported to London during the night.

The London Zoo will investigate the cause of the whale's death.

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made the "heart-breaking" decision to euthanise dozens that lay stricken on the shore, reports AFP. 

The stranding was discovered by a hiker late Saturday on Stewart Island, 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the southern coast of the South Island.

A four-meter-long whale was washed ashore in the Mediterranean resort town of Antalya, Doğan News Agency reported on May 30. 

Over 150 whales were found dead on a beach in Australia, the BBC reported.

Animals of the type of tropical pilot were spotted by a fisherman at Hamelin Bay, about 300 kilometers south of Perth. Nearly half of whales have died, according to authorities in Western Australia.

A rescue action was organized to return the whales to the water with dozens of volunteers.

A 12 meter-long white whale washed ashore in the southern Turkish province of Hatay on June 20, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Locals who live in Hatay's Karaağaç neighborhood noticed the dead whale due to its odor and informed the local authorities.