An American is attempting to sell on eBay the soul of a whale that died two weeks ago in the river Thames. However, the Internet auction site says it can't sell items that people don't own and will remove it from the site, reports Reuters.

123 pilot whales have stranded themselves on New Zealand's South Island beach. Over 100 volunteers and conservation workers are trying to save as many as they can, in what is being called one of the "biggest mass strandings in a decade. "

A young killer whale is using fish as bait to catch seagulls, and is teaching his companions the same method. First, the young whale spits regurgitated fish onto the surface of the water, then sinks below the water and waits.

A researcher says that Native American tales describing a "Thunderbird" and a "Whale" point to "at least two massive quakes and tsunamis" that have hit the area in the last 1,100 years. Ruth Ludwin, a University of Washington researcher, has been working with seismologists, to look into the U. S. West Coast's "geomythology. "

A fast food chain in Japan is offering whale burgers, in an attempt to rid itself of overstock from past hunting expeditions. Lucky Pierrot, a restaurant chain in the city of Hakodate, began selling the burgers Thursday for $3. 50.