The skulls of toothed whales have become more asymmetric over time, according to a new study led by UCL and the Natural History Museum in London.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2020
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Underwater photographer Deron Verbeck was diving off the coast of Kona, Hawaii when he spotted an oceanic whitetip shark with strange scarring across its head and back. He snapped a photo of the shark with its scarring pattern ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2020
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New sonar technology is as disruptive to sperm whales as existing sonar technology, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2020
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Otago scientists studying sperm whales off the coast of KaikÅura have discovered earthquakes affect their ability to find food for at least a year.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2020
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A team of researchers from Denmark, the U.K. and Ireland has identified the origin of ambergris. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes analyzing DNA sequences from ambergris samples ...
Scientists could soon better investigate the feeding behaviors of extinct dolphin and whale species. A third year student at Japan's Nagoya University has found that the range of motion offered by the joint between the head ...
Evolution
Dec 27, 2019
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At 100 feet long and weighing more than 100 tons, blue whales are the largest creatures to have evolved on the planet. Other whales, like killer whales, are larger than most terrestrial animals but pale in comparison to the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2019
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We often think of culture as solely human. We think of our music, our clothes, our food, our languages. However, culture stretches far beyond Homo sapiens. As evidence of the existence of culture in other animal groups emerges ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2019
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A humpback whale was recently spotted in the River Thames near London. This unusual sighting sparked national media interest, similar to "Benny" the beluga who also called the river home for several weeks last year. However, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2019
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Thirty-two dolphins and two whales have been found dead off the Tuscan coast since the beginning of the year, the Italian region's environmental protection agency said Friday.
Ecology
Aug 2, 2019
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