Humpback whales are famous for breaching—leaping out of the water in a spectacular display of size and power. Even though they can weigh more than a house and stretch to 50 feet in length, they still manage aquatic acrobatics that are amazing to behold, as the picture on our homepage captures so beautifully. Scientists don"t know why some whales breach but speculate it"s a form of communication or a mating display. Or maybe they"re just having fun.
Summertime in Alaska
Today in History
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World Whale Day
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Fossil Day
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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We did not invent this, honest
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Wilderness Act anniversary
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Giving Tuesday
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World Turtle Day
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Wild lupines
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Walking among the giants
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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World Giraffe Day
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Fox kits
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Swinging into International Jazz Day
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Spreadsheet Day
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Mooncake time
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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