(Phys.org) —A team of researchers studying narwhal and beluga whales in their native Arctic ecosystem has found what appears to be a correlation between testes mass and tusk length in narwhals—suggesting the horn-like ...
Sam Ridgway has spent most of his life learning about dolphins and whales. Over his five-decade career he has asked these cetaceans various questions, including how deep they can dive and how depth affects their hearing. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2014
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The ocean is an increasingly industrialized space. Shipping, fishing, and recreational vessels, oil and gas exploration and other human activities all increase noise levels in the ocean and make it more difficult for marine ...
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2014
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Some 30 white-beaked dolphins have died after being trapped in ice off the coast of Canada's easternmost Newfoundland province, and three remaining alive are not faring well, officials said Monday.
Ecology
Mar 17, 2014
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Beluga whales at an aquarium near Tokyo are learning how to paint pictures as part of an autumn art programme for visitors, an official said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2013
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Georgia Aquarium officials say the National Marine Fisheries Service has denied its application to import beluga whales from Russia.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2013
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A new Philippine population of critically-endangered Irrawaddy dolphins was reported recently by WWF-Philippines.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2013
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Justin Richard spent nearly 10 years as a beluga whale trainer at Mystic Aquarium, where he taught the Arctic marine mammals to voluntarily submit to regular health screenings. But it's not so easy to conduct health screenings ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2013
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The two Alaskan fishermen had stopped to examine a bald eagle when they noticed something sleek and gray in the Bristol Bay surf: a baby whale in the shallows, faintly whistling and clicking.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2012
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Beluga whales and narwhals live solely in the cold waters of the Arctic and sub-arctic. Smithsonian scientists, however, found that this may not have always been the case. They recently described a new species of toothed ...
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2012
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