/r/whales

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News, images, videos, conservation, and information about whales. Our warm-blooded cousins in the sea!

For more aquatic mammals check out /r/elephantseals & /r/Seacows!

Welcome to /r/whales!


Looking for more information on whales? Use the NOAA, WFF, or WDC as a starting point to find out information on species, why whales matter, threats, and more!

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

CMS list of toothed whales

The Beaked Whale Resource

Baleen Whale Species

Want to help whales? Check out this guide to non-profit environmental groups.

Posting Guidelines

Do post:

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Conservation

News

Videos and Documentaries

Information/facts

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Please follow reddiquette when posting or commenting.


We welcome images of whale paintings and handmade whale-related items! But please, no promotion of your work for sale. This includes Etsy or other online store links in comments, "find more in my profile", "pm me for details", etc etc. Thanks!

Aquatic animal subreddits:

/r/cephalopods
/r/cetacea
/r/elephantseals
/r/ImaginaryLeviathans
/r/jellyfish
/r/oceancreatures
/r/orcas
/r/Seacows
/r/sharks
/r/TheDepthsBelow
/r/walrus
/r/WhaleSharks
/r/HvaldimirTheBeluga
/r/belugawhales
/r/BlueWhales

Biology/ecosystems/conservation:

/r/Animals
/r/conservation
/r/ecology
/r/LifeAquatic
/r/likeus
/r/marinebiology
/r/marinelife
/r/Oceans
/r/SeaShepherd
/r/species
/r/TheCove

Images of sand and sea:

/r/BeachPorn
/r/SeaPorn
/r/IslandPorn

And some terrestrial animals:

/r/Badgers
/r/BearsWaving
/r/catpics
/r/Crocodilia
/r/Elephants
/r/FisherHaven
/r/foxes
/r/hyenas
/r/lynxes
/r/OkapiParadise
/r/polarbears
/r/tapirs
/r/Tortoises
/r/wolverines

The complete list of animal subreddits:

Reddit's Animal Kingdom

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/r/Wales

/r/whales

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I'm completely obsessed with the Sea of Cortez right now.

2 Comments
2023/03/26
18:11 UTC

339

Mama showing her calf how it’s done.

2 Comments
2023/03/26
05:59 UTC

356

The same whale photographed 35 YEARS apart! Both photos were taken off the coast of Mexico.⁣ The recent image is from 2020, while the old photo dates from 1985.

10 Comments
2023/03/20
15:23 UTC

7

Could Chat GPT Talk to Whales?

0 Comments
2023/03/20
05:46 UTC

97

Humpback Whale breaching in front of Molokai [oc]

0 Comments
2023/03/19
23:41 UTC

9

What is that thing on the back of his tail??

2 Comments
2023/03/19
22:44 UTC

3

Message from Captain Paul Watson

Message from my Captain Paul Watson. Please share.

Sea Shepherd USA, Sea Shepherd Global and Sea Shepherd Australia have hit us with a broadside disabling my Facebook accounts. They are spending a great deal of money (donor money) to silence me and to erase my history as the founder and the leader of Sea Shepherd for the last 45 years. Even my mention of the words “Sea Shepherd” is now considered by FB to be a trademark violation. The organization is now in the control of a Floridian Property Developer named Pritam Singh a.k.a. Paul Labombard. I could never imagine prior to last summer that Sea Shepherd would be controlled by a man who holds fishing licenses in Alaska and Florida and owns a fishing lodge in Alaska. Sea Shepherd supporters are continuing to support this charade because they don’t know what is happening and Sea Shepherd is working to silence me, to erase my history. Sea Shepherd supporters are being bamboozled by a false narrative. This once highly effective organization is no longer what it was. Since I can’t use the name Sea Shepherd, the name that I created, I am referring to them as the Sea Pretenders. Sea Shepherd USA is suing me to deny me the right to use my own name. Sea Shepherd Global is suing Sea Shepherd France to deny them the right to use the Sea Shepherd name and Sea Shepherd logos, the name and logos that I created. You can help in this situation by posting my message in social networks. I am finding that when people are made aware of the hostile takeover of Sea Shepherd that they will support my Captain Paul Watson Foundation and we will continue the work we have been doing for the last 45 years. Sea Shepherd has changed. I have not.’ Sea Shepherd in France, the U.K., Brazil and Hungary remain loyal to me and are also being targeted by the people who have seized control of our organization, people who are more interested in power and control than in doing the real work to protect life in the sea. This summer, my Foundation will send a ship to Icelandic waters to defend and protect endangered Fin whales. The people who now control Sea Shepherd are trying to stop me. I need your support. Thank you Captain Paul Watson Founder of Sea Shepherd (1977) Founder of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (2022)

1 Comment
2023/03/19
18:53 UTC

148

Pilot whales in Tenerife

0 Comments
2023/03/17
17:59 UTC

321

How beautiful.. via: @sebastian_staines

8 Comments
2023/03/14
14:20 UTC

491

Orcas following yacht off coast of Mexico (OC)

26 Comments
2023/03/12
02:52 UTC

304

Really sad to hear that Kiska passed away today. I even though it is heartbreaking to hear she passed I am also happy that Kiska is free from the pain and loneliness that this poor baby girl has suffered. RIP Kiska (1976-2023)

19 Comments
2023/03/11
05:17 UTC

9

the sea king

1 Comment
2023/03/10
19:08 UTC

109

Found today In New Brunswick Canada. Baleen about 3 ft long. Could this possibly be from a North Atlantic right whale? It’s hard to believe knowing they’re so insanely rare, but I can’t think of any other species in my area this could be from!!

21 Comments
2023/03/10
23:34 UTC

67

Blue or Fin Whale?

4 Comments
2023/03/10
02:19 UTC

182

Humpback whales off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The mother and calf were near Manzanillo Bay, the goofball at the end was near Acapulco, both in February 2023.

1 Comment
2023/03/08
03:08 UTC

78

Humpback Whale in Hawaii [oc]

4 Comments
2023/03/07
15:39 UTC

247

Footage Of Whale Anticipating And Diving..

8 Comments
2023/03/06
06:44 UTC

90

Gray Whales in Baja ✨

0 Comments
2023/03/05
19:03 UTC

170

what is this about 300 yards out Maui.

23 Comments
2023/03/05
17:13 UTC

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