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  "id": 694544,
  "title": "Ocean Wise and Whale Research Collective: Three of the largest animals on Earth just got their first DNA test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ocean-wise-and-whale-research-collective-three-of-the-largest-animals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:07:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/ocean-wise-and-whale-research-collective-three-of-the-largest-animals-on-earth-just-got-their-first-dna-test"
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  "summary": "Media Assets VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue, fin, and sei whales are among the largest animals ever to have lived, and some of the hardest to find. They range across thousands of kilometres of open ocean, spend most of their lives underwater, and are rarely found in large numbers, even […]",
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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."
}