I had a whale of a time in Fargo.

我在法戈过得非常快乐。

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For the first time, scientists have researched the heartbeat of a blue whale.

科学家们首次研究了一条蓝鲸的心跳。

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Chinese scientists found a whale fall for the first time in the South China Sea this year. The whale fall ecosystem can stay in the deep ocean because of great pressure and cold temperature there.

今年，中国科学家首次在南海发现鲸落现象。鲸落生态系统可以停留在深海，因为那里的水压大、温度低。

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It was the first time researchers had successfully sedated a large whale of any type, according to NOAA. To do so, they had to use two cups worth of tranquilizer and a foot-long needle.

CNN: Endangered right whales appear to be on the rebound

Once upon a time, America was the Saudi Arabia of whale oil, the fuel of its day.

CNN: America, the Saudi Arabia of tomorrow

There's barely time to understand what's happening before a flash of silver whale's skin breaks the surface, dips beneath a wave and plunges down to the dark fathoms of the North Atlantic.

BBC: An Icelandic journey to the centre of the earth