A Flinders University researcher has finally fathomed why large numbers of killer whales gather at a single main location off the Western Australian southern coastline every summer.
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When a killer whale slowly circled back toward wildlife photographer Brian Skerry in the middle of the ocean after discarding the giant sting ray it was devouring, panic is not what came to mind: "Part of my brain is thinking, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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Forty-six small whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia have died, after rescue efforts succeeded in saving three others, local officials said Friday.
Ecology
Feb 19, 2021
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Not all humans are morning people. Neither, according to a new study, are all sperm whales—at least when it comes to foraging for food.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2020
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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 Kaikōura 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
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