Researchers found that different groups of whales and dolphins take varying routes as they develop in a delicate balancing act between their evolutionary history and current environment.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
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The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn't getting enough to eat, and hasn't been since 2018, a new University of British Columbia (UBC) study has determined.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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Killer whale populations are invading the Arctic, causing significant disruptions to an ecosystem already deeply affected by climate change. A team of McGill researchers has discovered new clues to understand how killer whales ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2022
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A breakthrough study by a specialist European research team, including scientists at the University of St Andrews, shows man-made underwater noise pollution is picked up by whales in a similar way they sense natural predators, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2022
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In late March 2019, annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA), discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting and killing an adult blue whale.
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2022
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For millennia, vast expanses of the Arctic Ocean have been untouched by humans, ocean where narwhals and other marine mammals lived undisturbed. Now that climate change is causing sea ice to melt, there has been an uptick ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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Scientists have discovered that populations of Australasian killer whales revolve around matrilineal ties after using DNA to determine their populations across the region.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2021
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Scientists have found new evidence of menopause in killer whales—raising fascinating questions about how and why it evolved.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2021
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Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used drones to film the animals.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2021
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A new study from McGill University suggests that some Icelandic killer whales have very high concentrations of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in their blubber. But it seems that other orcas from the same population have ...
Ecology
May 7, 2021
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