Each spring, local hunters sit on the edge of the ice and wait for whales—a custom that’s at least 1,000 years old.
A fin whale washed ashore on Anchorage's mudflats over the weekend. By Nov. 18, it had started to freeze over. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Whales hold a deep and an outsized role in Alaska’s ...
Travelers with a passion for wildlife can enjoy whale watching all over the world at all times of the year but some seasons stand out. From warm weather locales like Los Cabos and Turks and Caicos in ...
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Whale Watching in Alaska on a Cruise
Ah...Alaska. It has always been a dream of mine to go on an Alaskan cruise. I love the outdoors, I love cruising, I love wildlife - so an Alaskan cruise was ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Humpback whales traditionally migrate to Hawaii during the winter months to escape the Alaska’s freezing waters and mate in warmer Hawaiian waters. Around March, newly ...
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Mysteriously Young ‘Mammoth’ Fossils Discovered in Alaska Turned Out to Be Whale Bones
When researchers learned the fossils were merely 1,900 to 2,700 years old—which would be the youngest woolly mammoth fossils ...
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