SEA LION NIBBLING ON DIVER FINS

DAILY MAIL - SEA LIONS NIBBLING ON DIVER'S FIN

EXCERPT: The diver reckons the sea lion didn't want to actually eat the fin - rather, it was the animal's version of playing.

PREGNANCY TEST FOR HUMPBACK WHALES

NATURE : WHALE PREGNANCY TEST

EXCERPT: From a boat, a crew fires a dart into the body of a humpback to obtain a tissue sample.... the researchers measure concentrations of the hormone progesterone in the animal's blubber.

DEAD GRAY WHALES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - BLUBBER TESTS - STARVATION?

DAILY BREEZE : DEAD GREY WHALE HERMOSA BEACH

EXCERPT:  But researchers will most likely take blubber samples to determine the cause of the whale's demise, said Peter Wallerstein, director of the nonprofit Marine Animal Rescue...

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