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Whales

the national interest June 13, 2019

Trump Follows Collusion Solicitation With Even Crazier DefenseNo one’s asking him to report everything he discusses with foreign leaders (or whales) to the FBI, just the offers of covert election interference.

By Jonathan Chait
the panopticon Oct. 12, 2018

A List of Every Animal That Humans Can Spy on With Facial RecognitionIt’s way more than you think.

By Mack DeGeurin
accidents May 6, 2014

Monday’s Dead Whale May Have Caused Sunday’s Cruise-Ship DelayThis is what it’s like when news trends collide.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things Dec. 29, 2012

Beached Whale Buried in Queens Sand DunesBiologists still haven’t determined a cause of death.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things Dec. 27, 2012

Whale Beached in Breezy Point Has Died As expected.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things Dec. 26, 2012

Beached Whale in Breezy Point Is Probably Going to DieDon’t get too attached.

By Dan Amira
crimes and misdemeanors Oct. 4, 2011

The Mystery of the Whale With the Gunshot WoundWho murdered this beautiful creature?

By Dan Amira
thou damned whale! July 22, 2010

Whale Who Attacked Yacht Was Apparently ‘Annoyed’Onlookers say the boaters were “harassing” him.

By Jessica Pressler
whales Feb. 26, 2010

Jack Hanna Compares Whale Trainers to Astronauts on KingAnd the PETA president says she hopes SeaWorld gets sued.

By Josh Duboff
awful things Feb. 24, 2010

Shamu Kills TrainerThis is awful.

By Chris Rovzar
animanhattan May 29, 2009

So What Songs Are Those Blue Whales Singing in Our Waters?There are Leviathans off our coast making music. They’ve got to be singing catchy tunes, right? Maybe with a smooth jazz beat?

By Chris Rovzar
animanhattan Apr. 10, 2009

Leviathan Leaves New York … For NowThank God, the threat has passed.

By Jessica Pressler
animanhattan Apr. 9, 2009

Watch Out! There Might Be a Whale in Your Neighborhood!God, just what we need. First pirates, and now LEVIATHANS.

By Chris Rovzar
crazytown Mar. 20, 2009

Anybody Want a Life-size Killer Whale?That’s what one Craigslist poster recently wanted to know.

By Carol Vinzant
the humpty dance Feb. 27, 2009

‘Whale Disentanglement Crew’ Rescues Twenty-Ton Humpback Near New YorkIt sounds fancy, but it was just three guys in a rubber boat that did it.

By Jessica Pressler
animanhattan Sept. 18, 2008

Another Reason Not to Swim in New York Harbor: LEVIATHANSTurns out there are tons of whales in and around the city’s waterways. And they’re making quite a racket.

By Chris Rovzar