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This is pretty cool...

The Smartmine Whale Tracker interactive animated map was put together by the earth sciences and tech company GeoEngineers using data from the Cascadia Research group. It lets you follow sperm, beaked, false killer, and pigmy killer whales around the islands, while projecting wind and ocean currents. You can even choose to stalk an individual whale.

The map isn't in real-time, but based on recent data collected by Dr. Robin Baird of Washington's Cascadia Research, who tags and studies the behaviors of Hawaiian whales.

The map isn't without its glitches, though—unless, as it's reporting right now, there's a secret whale tunnel underneath Honolulu. Nonetheless, it's amazing to see how the whale's tracks match up with the ocean currents as they happen.

Check it out: Smartmine Whale Tracker