[ad_1] According to NOAA, the grinding of the upper jaw of the whales was "the size of an ice chest". Scott Van Valin, owner of Island Air Express, took this photo courtesy …
Read More »Humpback whale songs are the subject of a 'cultural revolution' every few years | Science
[ad_1] imageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo By Virginia MorellNovember 20, 2018, 7:01 pm Like any mania, the songs of the humpback whales do not stay long. Every two or three years, the …
Read More »First study of humpback whale survivors during killer whales in the Southeast Pacific – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] Humpback whales bear signs of battle during violent encounters with orcas, also known as killer whales. Railstreak analysis of more than 3,000 tails or fingerings of humpback whales suggests that attacks …
Read More »A citizen science tool for whale research
[ad_1] A crucial part of the study of southern resident killer whales is to find them and quickly alert experts so that they send boats to collect stool samples or fragments of …
Read More »A new type of whale watching – from the space
[ad_1] Satellite images show four gray whales at Laguna San Ignacio (top left); a fin whale in the Pelagos Sanctuary (top right); two humpback whales in Hawaii (bottom left); and a southern …
Read More »Man Climbs on Humpback Whale To Cut it Free From Rope, Upsets Coast Guard
[ad_1] A fisherman who was recorded climbing on a hump back whale after it became entangled in a rope in California was lauded as a hero on social media. But his actions, …
Read More »Humpback whale very tangled released from his fishing line in Unalaska Bay
[ad_1] A team of marine mammals led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration saved the life of a humpback whale last week after she enmeshed in a fishing line in Unalaska …
Read More »Council canceled fireworks for fear of upsetting WHALE
[ad_1] COUNCIL patrons removed the display of Bonfire Night for fear of thwarting a whale camp on the Thames. Some 15,000 people were expected to attend the exhibition on the banks of …
Read More »This underwater "highway" for whale skirt a string of ancient and massive volcanoes
[ad_1] The researchers discovered a huge chain of ancient submarine volcanoes about 400 km east of Tasmania. This sonar chart shows some of the massive seamounts, starting at about 5,000 meters below …
Read More »Chemical pollution could wipe out half of the killer whale populations
[ad_1] (CNN) – Chemical pollutants banned more than 40 years ago still have a devastating effect on marine life and could kill half of the world's population of killer whales by the …
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