A kayaker in Chilean Patagonia had a terrifying close encounter with a humpback whale that briefly swallowed him—before quickly releasing him unharmed.

A three metre dead whale, believed to be a pygmy sperm whale, has washed up on a popular western suburbs beach.

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Two members from the National Parks and Wildlife Services were guarding the mammal, as they waited for professionals to arrive and take the whale away from the beach. A dead pygmy sperm whale ...

Two members from the National Parks and Wildlife Services were guarding the mammal, as they waited for professionals to arrive and take the whale away from the beach. A small portion of the beach ...