Place: north Pacific

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home and gardens

Grandmother whales help in pod with rearing of young

When I read about whale grandmothers running creches for their grandchildren while their parents went out to work — ie to find and round up fish to feed the family — I was, of course both touched and intrigued.

Thoughts turn to accounts of historic seal spots

food

Top 8 takeaway tunas tested

Whales: Babies whisper to mums

world

Major damage avoided as first tsunami waves hit Hawaii

general

Desperate measures

Humpback whales make a comeback

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study said today.

Fri, 23 May, 2008

Japan resumes Antarctic whaling hunt

Japan has resumed its annual whale hunt off Antarctica now that anti-whaling activists have stopped pursuing the country’s fleet, a Japanese official said today.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2008

Fish finger for a modern makeover

The race to replace the dwindling cod.

Mon, 13 Aug, 2007