WHALE WARS: Emmy Nomination

WHALE WARS HONORED WITH A PRIMETIME EMMY NOMINATION!

WHALE WARS, Animal Planet's adrenaline-fueled series following the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they wage a life-and-death battle to find and stop whaling ships in the Antarctic, was honored for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming. The series also garnered a Television Academy Honor for "television with a conscience" this past spring.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents the Primetime Emmy Awards, long considered the highest honor in television. Winners will be announced at the Creative Arts Awards ceremony held on Saturday, September 12, at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will be telecast live on CBS on Sunday, September 20 also from the NOKIA Theatre.

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Only one group stands between a 750-ton whale-killing machine and its prey. Whale Wars follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they seek to end Japanese whaling once and for all.

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Ban on Whaling: The moratorium on commercial whaling didn't go into effect until 1986, even though it was passed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1982. Find out what the United States did to help enforce the IWC decision.

Sperm Whale Diving: The sperm whale can hold its breath for up to 90 minutes. To conserve oxygen, it decreases its heart rate while redirecting blood to the brain and essential organs. Find out more about the sperm whale.

A Distant Cousin: The hippopotamus is the whale's closest living land-dwelling relative. Find out more about whales in our Wild Animals A-Z guide.

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