/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

Not the whales you're looking for? Try

/r/Wales

/r/whales

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Spinner dolphins in the Rea Sea, Egypt. Photo from Anadolu/Getty Images

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2024/11/30
17:03 UTC

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our oceans southern ocean ep was amazing

those crafty killer whales left me astonished at their ability to cooperate and problem solve.

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2024/11/29
11:01 UTC

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Can anyone identify this animal?

https://preview.redd.it/9d2030512c3e1.png?width=1052&format=png&auto=webp&s=44122a07560e067b3d73c1262e68a1e1d62294d6

My mother likes browsing sites like Redfin, Zillow, etc to look at houses, because they usually have lots of pictures of the surrounding areas and not just the house. She was looking at a house on Camano Island, Washington and this picture was in the slideshow. She texted me a screenshot and asked what it was and I'm really unsure! I'm assuming some kind of baleen whale, based on the two blowholes, but I'm a little stumped after that. My best guesses are either Bryde's or Sei whale, but I would love to know for sure; it's been driving me crazy for days lol.

3 Comments
2024/11/26
23:56 UTC

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Humpback in NYC how to track?

Hi I saw a NYC post that there is a humpback in the city and it will end up probably in the East River. I’m googling but not finding much on how to see it or track it. I am off this week and would love to see him/her! Does anyone know how to get latest news? Or has anyone seen an update? Thank you!

2 Comments
2024/11/26
12:09 UTC

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Humpback Whales off Long Island/NYC in 2024

seems like we’ve had a very active year for humpback whales in the Atlantic Ocean and our other surrounding waters! I’ve lived here my whole life and recently I’m hearing more and more stories of people seeing humpbacks breaching from their apartments in Long Beach or their jobs in Fire Island. I went whale watching out of Montauk and saw over 25 humpbacks in 6 hours!!! I was wondering if anybody in this sub knew why this might be the case— is it something to do with the increase in fresh water leading to more feeding fish for them? Are their migratory patterns shifting in the absence of a whaling industry in New England? hoping you guys might have some answers or stories for me 🐋

4 Comments
2024/11/25
07:32 UTC

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Brother and sister orcas celebrating after hunting success

6 Comments
2024/11/23
02:23 UTC

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Swimming in between pilot whales

Shot with the Insta360 in the Sea of Cortez

15 Comments
2024/11/22
23:50 UTC

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Follow up post. My middle schoolers are tasked to find a way to reduce whale entanglements. They have two ideas and would love feedback 🙏🙏

1.	Hydrophone and Pinger Integration
•	This solution combines acoustic devices to protect whales. Hydrophones can detect whale nearby, it would send a signal to pingers placed on fishing nets or boats. These pingers would then  emit sound signal to deter whales from approaching the nets or vessels, thereby reducing the risk of entanglement or collision.
2.	Improved Ropeless Gear Design
•	From our research, one of the challenges with ropeless fishing gear is locating it in strong currents, bad weather, or nighttime conditions. Our idea is to incorporate LED lights or bioluminescent elements into the gear to make it easier to locate when it surfaces.

We would love to hear your feedback on these concepts.

7 Comments
2024/11/22
15:32 UTC

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Swimming with Pilot Whales

Shot in the Sea of Cortez.

0 Comments
2024/11/22
14:57 UTC

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Pilot whales off the coast of Tenerife

Muted because it’s mostly me saying ‘wow’ and giggling

3 Comments
2024/11/22
11:41 UTC

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Humpback putting on a Show

14 Comments
2024/11/22
05:19 UTC

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Why aren’t there narwhals in captivity?

Why don’t they do good in captivity like belugas?

9 Comments
2024/11/21
11:36 UTC

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Giant Whales jumping out of water IN 4k 🌊🐋

1 Comment
2024/11/20
00:53 UTC

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