/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:

Images

Conservation

News

Videos and Documentaries

Information/facts

(Not sure if your link is appropriate? Message the mods.)

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

Not the whales you're looking for? Try

/r/Wales

/r/whales

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Internships

I’m a high school junior and I’m looking for internships or volunteer opportunities to work in the field with dolphins or small whales. Do you guys know any places? (I’m not limited to the US) I also want to do an independent research project on pilot whales but I don’t know what I want to document about them and study.

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2023/09/21
14:21 UTC

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Change in latitude, change in attitude.

10 Comments
2023/09/20
09:07 UTC

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In your opinion, what is the most exciting fact about whales?

The title. Or what is a recent discovery related to whales that you would like to share with the forum community?

The most exciting for my is the fact that they can communicate in such an incredible way.

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2023/09/18
09:32 UTC

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Bubble-net feeding witnessed inJuneau, AK, this past June

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2023/09/15
15:52 UTC

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Cetacean Surfing - New Learning?

I’ve noticed an increase in postings of whales and dolphins riding the surf alongside human surfers. Have cetaceans been learning to surf by observing people, or is this an age-old behavior that the internet has discovered?

3 Comments
2023/09/14
20:03 UTC

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New Yorker Cartoon

I am a cartoonist for the New Yorker, and this is a cartoon I had published a few years ago. Hope you enjoy.

2 Comments
2023/09/13
08:43 UTC

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Whales off a gas platform , Bass Strait , Australia

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2023/09/13
04:59 UTC

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I think this is either a fin or a blue, could someone give me some pointers?

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2023/09/12
02:48 UTC

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One of those memorable ocean encounters 🐋Thank you Mother Nature for these incredible gifts

3 Comments
2023/09/11
07:59 UTC

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Unbelievable Trip Whale Watching in Cape Cod

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2023/09/11
00:21 UTC

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Pair of Orcas Getting Chased By Humpback[OC][@bodkinsbestphotography][3628x2814][BC]

2 Comments
2023/09/10
19:21 UTC

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I made this drawing i hope you'll like it

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2023/09/10
07:44 UTC

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Found bones of whale any ideas on what type of whale?

I found a skull of some form of whale and what appears to be a rib bone next to it any ideas. Was found on the beach of Hunstanton in Norfolk UK

1 Comment
2023/09/06
18:34 UTC

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Blue Whale's Massive Heart Unveiled: Comparable in Size to a Small Car!

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2023/09/06
22:24 UTC

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Whale whale whale..

5 Comments
2023/09/06
03:55 UTC

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Pure joy as this curious humpback whale calf interacts with humans, while mom watches over with gentle trust from the surface

3 Comments
2023/09/04
07:28 UTC

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I love baby sperm whales! When a baby sperm whale is feeling playful and confident they are extremely curious and will often swim right up to you… Sometimes too close!

5 Comments
2023/09/04
07:30 UTC

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Humpbacks passing thru the fjords off Admiralty Island, Alaska.

3 Comments
2023/09/01
01:33 UTC

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Big ol' gray whale comin' up for air 🐳(sound on!)

2 Comments
2023/08/31
21:43 UTC

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20230820: Magical Moment: Proud Muma Whale Parades her Newborn Calf to Kayaker

1 Comment
2023/08/31
09:43 UTC

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Utah Blues: Whales in the Great Salt Lake (short film)

9 Comments
2023/08/31
08:13 UTC

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Days of the Week but Whales

Okay, hear me out. What if instead of the days of the week being named after God's, they were named after whales?!

What do you think they would/should be called?

0 Comments
2023/08/30
15:50 UTC

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