{
  "id": 1565082,
  "title": "Pygmy blue whale beaches and dies off NT coast in historic first sighting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pygmy-blue-whale-beaches-and-dies-off-nt-coast-in-historic-first",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:53:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/pygmy-blue-whale-beaches-dies-first-time-gulf-carpentaria/107045826"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A pygmy blue whale has died after becoming stranded off the coast of Groote Eylandt in what researchers believe is the first time the species has ever been sighted in the Gulf of Carpentaria.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}