In the "Coldwater Quest" exhibit, visitors can watch three large white beluga whales.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

And it's a popular place for whale watching, when it's the season for the whales

到了看鲸鱼的季节，那是观赏鲸鱼的热门场所，

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This could require three to four years of capturing and killing whales.

VOA: special.2011.06.29

They are the only whales with necks that fully bend.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Despite their name, they are not whales.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Some fishing nets,for example,trap whales.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

Japan says there are genuine scientific reasons for why it needs to kill hundreds of whales each year in Antarctic waters.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

"They asked me to come with them into this cove in Taiji,Japan where they massacre dolphins and small whales.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Japan kills about 1,000 humpback and minke whales each year in the Southern Ocean as part of what it calls genuine scientific research.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

Others include whales, elephants,and bats. Researchers have been studying the zebra finch to try to identify the genes that make this vocal learning possible.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

They will fire darts from small air rifles to collect blubber and skin for genetic testing,and to attach satellite-tracking tags to monitor the whales.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

I paddled a surfboard into this inlet that was pink red with blood from these large dolphins, these pilot whales that were being piked.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Tokyo says it kills hundreds of whales each year in the Antarctic for scientific research to determine the status and size of whale populations.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Japan's whaling fleet is currently on its annual hunt in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, where it aims to catch about 1,000 whales.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

The scientists hope their journey to the Southern Ocean will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be killed to properly study them.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

The Australian leader says his government is committed to international legal action if discussions fail to convince Japan to stop killing whales in the Antarctic.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

The medals are adorned with Native Canadian icons and designs of killer whales.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

There's hot springs tours. There's whales all over the place."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"But the important question is whether or not you need that information and our view very strongly is that,you know, all of that type of information that is relevant to the conservation and management of whales can be gathered using new and very powerful non-lethal tools."

VOA: standard.2010.01.05