Long, curved, akimbo: Hope uncovered for bird beak deformity
Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.
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Whales might be hidden, but these new buoys can help find them
How do you find whales that dive so deep and spend so little time at the surface that some species have never been observed alive? Sometimes you just have to listen closely.
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Sep 14, 2016
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Testing confirms new, rarely seen whale in Pacific Ocean
Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely seen alive by Japanese fishermen roams the northern Pacific Ocean, according to research published this week.
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Jul 29, 2016
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International search reveals genetic evidence for new species of beaked whale
An international team of scientists who searched out specimens from museums and remote Arctic islands has identified a rare new species of beaked whale that ranges from northern Japan across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska's ...
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Jul 26, 2016
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Newly discovered virus a prime suspect in often-fatal beak disorder spreading among birds
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new clue in the global mystery surrounding wild birds with grossly deformed beaks. A team of researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, University of California San Francisco ...
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Researchers reveal first sightings of rare whales off New Zealand Coast
For the first time in New Zealand waters, an extremely rare grouping of Shepherd's Beaked Whales has been spotted from a University of Otago research vessel off the coast of Dunedin.
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Jul 8, 2016
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Rarely-seen whale washes up on Massachusetts beach
Biologists with the New England Aquarium are investigating what may have caused a rarely-seen deep water whale to wash up on a Massachusetts beach.
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Jul 26, 2015
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Bird beaks feeling the heat of climate change, say scientists
While the human population grapples with ways to counter the effects of climate change, Deakin University research has discovered that birds might have been working on their own solution for the past 145 years – grow bigger ...
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May 28, 2015
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Beaked whales B-stroke for long dives
Foraging animals tread a narrow metabolic tightrope, rationing the energy they expend in the pursuit of food to make the most of a catch. And marine mammals that dive on a single breath of air have to be even more frugal ...
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May 12, 2015
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Australian endangered species: Leatherback Turtle
Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest, oldest and most widely distributed of the world's marine turtles.
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