The research uncovered traces of giant squid off the coast of WA. This photo of the rarely seen sea creature was captured by Japanese researchers in 2006.

Giant squid among creatures of the deep hiding off WA’s Ningaloo Coast,research reveals

Curtin University researchers have detected a range of marine life near one of WA’s most famous natural attractions – including the elusive and rarely photographed giant squid.

  • Holly Thompson

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Timmy the humpback being transported towards the North Sea in a flooded cargo ship.

Timmy the humpback whale released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany

The whale was first spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3,far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.

A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March.
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Timmy the stranded whale is released after an elaborate rescue

A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March.

The whale on the rocks at Era beach south of Sydney.

Sydney beaches closed over shark risk as dead whale washes ashore

The unknown species of whale washed up onto the rocks at Era beach earlier today.

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Rescuers attempt to assist a stranded whale near Forster.

Young humpback towed off sandbar in first stranding of an early whale season

The 9.5-metre,12-tonne sub-adult is swimming freely in a lake near Forster,but is yet to find its way back to the ocean.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
NPWS,ORRCA,Sea World Foundation and the Forster Dive Centre have helped rescue a humpback whale after it was stranded in Forster.
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Stranded humpback whale rescued in Forster

NPWS,ORRCA,Sea World Foundation and the Forster Dive Centre have helped rescue a humpback whale after it was stranded in Forster.

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A whale spotted swimming north off Bondi Beach in March.

More whales are visiting Sydney out of season. Scientists debate why

The first whales swimming north for the winter have already been spotted off the coast of Sydney,while artificial intelligence is helping reduce one of the marine mammals’ deadliest direct threats.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The Project CETI image shows female sperm whales holding a newborn calf above water until it can swim on its own.

Footage shows female sperm whales working together during a birth to protect calf

The whales from two family lines are shown supporting the labour during critical moments and lifting the newborn calf above the water.

  • Adithi Ramakrishnan in New York
The excavation last week took several hours,drawing a crowd of captivated onlookers.

How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach

Nature had already reclaimed the fossil site once,burying it beneath layers of sand. If the crew failed this time,they would have to wait another year to try again.

  • Alexander Darling
A whale breaches in the Antarctic near a krill trawler.

Whales go to Antarctica to get fat. Humans are taking their food

First it was Whale Wars,now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons