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The Cetacean Probe was a device created by a distant race of cetaceans to search for other species. In its years of exploration it encountered many worlds and species, including the Borg, who attempted to assimilate it. They failed, but did succeed in damaging it's crystal memory (TOS novel: Probe). Another species encountered was the Humpback whale of Earth.

In 2286 the probe returned to Earth to try and re-establish contact with the Humpbacks which by that time had been driven to extinction. When it received no answer it began to vaporize Earth's oceans. Realizing that the only way to stop the probe was to answer it, Admiral James T. Kirk of the HMS Bounty traveled back in time to 1986 and retrieved a pair of Humpbacks; George and Gracie, to respond to the Probe. (TOS movie: The Voyage Home)

A year later, the crew of the USS Enterprise-A encountered the Probe again during a joint Federation-Romulan archaeological expedition. (TOS novel: Probe)

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-The '''Cetacean Probe''' was a device created by a distant race of cetaceans to search for other species. In it's years of exploration it encountered many worlds and species, including the [[Borg]] who attempted to [[assimilation|assimilate]] it. They failed, but did succeed in damaging it's crystal memory (''[[TOS]]'' [[novel]]: ''[[Probe]]''). Another species encountered was the [[Humpback whale]] of [[Earth]].
+The '''Cetacean Probe''' was a device created by a distant race of cetaceans to search for other species. In its years of exploration it encountered many worlds and species, including the [[Borg]], who attempted to [[assimilation|assimilate]] it. They failed, but did succeed in damaging it's crystal memory (''[[TOS]]'' [[novel]]: ''[[Probe]]''). Another species encountered was the [[Humpback whale]] of [[Earth]].
 In [[2286]] the probe returned to Earth to try and re-establish contact with the Humpbacks which by that time had been driven to extinction. When it received no answer it began to vaporize Earth's oceans. Realizing that the only way to stop the probe was to answer it, [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]] of the [[HMS Bounty|HMS ''Bounty'']] traveled back in time to [[1986]] and retrieved a pair of Humpbacks; [[George and Gracie]], to respond to the Probe. (''[[TOS]]'' [[movie]]: ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|The Voyage Home]]'')