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  Humpback whale spotted closed to shore in Boston

Whale calf carcass washes ashore in Calif.

  Park rangers are trying to remove the 26-foot long carcass of a humpback whale calf that washed ashore in Oceano, California. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

Humpback Whales Learn Hunting Technique from Peers

Evidence is mounting that several animals can learn behaviors from their peers, and pass down these traditions from generation to generation — an ability once thought to be uniquely human. Full story

Rescuers Free Whale Entangled in Fishing Gear

Specially trained rescuers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the animal. Full story

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In this May 25, 2013 photo provided by the Pacific Whale Watch Association, a humpback whale breaches into view of a state ferry and a tour boat in the San Juan Channel near Friday Harbor, Wash. A video shot in May 2013 shows a rare wildlife sighting in a big city, a lone humpback whale surfacing a