Whales and Wiener Dogs

It's a cupcake with a whale on top

Check out Julia’s blog about baking for more info about, and pictures of, these whale cupcakes.

Some images of the end product of Japanese “scientific research” whaling.

Tin of Whale Meat from Japan

Packaged Whale Meat From Japan

Packaged Whale Product from Japan (flickr: shannonrossalbers)

An Entangled Humpback Whale Near Alaska

Whale rescuers in Provincetown, Mass. received $500,000 in funding via President Obama’s omnibus appropriations bill. This came as a relief to The Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement program, which finished 2008 a quarter million dollars in the hole. Even with the influx of cash, they will still have to operate with 3, instead of 5, rescuers.

The program has rescued over 100 whales and believes that the cash will allow them to operate uninterrupted for the foreseeable future.

Migaloo, The White Whale

Migaloo, an all-white humpback whale, believed to be albino, travels up and down the east coast of Australia. Close-up photographs have shown that it’s likely that Migaloo has skin cancer, due to his lack of protection from the sun.

Skin Cancer?

Here’s an whole post dedicated to albino animals.