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A North Atlantic right whale was spotted with her new calf off Florida's east coast Feb. 23. The whales are among the most endangered in the world.

Then I saw a friend’s striking photos from the annual gray whale migration to Mexico’s Baja California. Just as humpbacks travel from Alaska to Mexico and Hawaii to give birth in warm waters, the ...

"They've almost never been seen live." Rarely seen 'doomsday fish' sparks concerns after washing ashore on Mexico beach: ...