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Humpback Whale Gives Thanks To Divers

SAN FRANCISCO– When a humpback whale became entangled in hundreds of yards of nets and fishing line, the whale was lucky to be spotted by a caring fisherman. Rescuers arrived and spent hours cutting the female whale free. The whale then thanked each diver individually. What are you thankful for this holiday?

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Marine Life Census Discovers 6,000 New Species

LONDON – Results of the first ever global marine life census were unveiled Monday, revealing startling findings, including species of marine life that had been thought dead for 50 million years and the fact that half of all plankton has disappeared  in the last 30 years. The Census of Marine Life also estimated there are more than one million species in the oceans, with at least three-quarters of them yet to be discovered.

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