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A new study has investigated hundreds of videos and images taken by the public, tourism operators and scientists to better understand a rarely studied behavior among whales and dolphins—do they actually "play" together, or ...
Whales of all shapes and sizes play a significant role in the health of marine ecosystems. About 50% of the air humans breathe is produced by the ocean, thanks to phytoplankton and whale waste. The Whale Poop Loop is the ...
Whales are swimming farther than previously estimated—up to 20% more—according to a study, "Accounting for Earth's curvature and elevation in animal movement modeling," that has been published in Ecology.
New research into the energy use of humpback whales during their annual migrations has found they lose 11,000kg of blubber—which is equivalent to the energy obtained after feeding on 57,000 kg of Antarctic krill—highlighting ...
A team of researchers, led by Dr. Samuel Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo, recently provided a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of a sperm-whale tooth found in the Copper Age mega-site of Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja ...
New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) highlights how marine heat waves can dramatically impact marine ecosystems and offers a stark preview of how future ocean warming will reshape ocean life. The research, ...
University of Queensland surveys reveal the peak of the southern migration of humpback whales down the east Australian coast is now weeks earlier than it was 21 years ago, and a warming Southern Ocean may be the reason. The ...
Researchers have measured toxins in scat samples from 205 bowhead whales from the Beaufort Sea, collected over 19 years, and found that algal toxin concentrations changed with ocean temperatures, the amount of water that ...
While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal states and territories. A ...
Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. On Tuesday, July 1, Kimalu, who was born at Shedd, underwent a first-of-its-kind surgery ...
