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Humpback Whales Collaborate to Catch Fish Using Bubbles Jen Dickey/North Coast Cetacean Society Innovative foraging behaviors are rapidly spreading among humpback whales in the fjords of…
Tauhi, Miesa Grobbelaar’s award-winning photo Miesa Grobbelaar/TNC 2025 Oceania Photo Contest Shortly after capturing the moment an endangered humpback whale was freed from its restraints, Miesa…
What portion of the ocean is made up of whale urine? Contrary to popular belief, the salinity of the ocean is not due to whale pee.…
Small, toothed mammals represent the most unusual of all whales. If they were still around today, they would be as symbolically Australian as kangaroos. A new…
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Researchers have found that endangered species of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest utilize tools crafted from kelp for mutual care. A new study published in…
Researchers conducted an extensive study of bone artifacts from 26 Paleolithic caves and rock shelter locations in the Cantabria area of Spain and southwestern France. 173…
What happens to an 18-foot long, 2,000-pound body? This question perplexed divers and photographers who frequently explore the waters off San Diego’s coast. The saga began…
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An international team of researchers analyzed moans, moans, whistles, bark, screams, and creaks in recordings of humpback whale songs collected over eight years in New Caledonia.…
Humpback whales in the South PacificTony Woo/Nature Picture Library/Aramie Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure, but they are very similar to those found…
Approximately 50 million years ago, the ancestors of land-based whales transitioned into the oceans, developing various adaptations for their new aquatic life. They acquired nostrils on…
overviewAn orca was spotted balancing a salmon on its head in coastal waters off Washington state.It's not clear what this behavior means, but killer whales have…
The rarest whale in the world, known as the Spade whale, has only been seen seven times. Very little is known about this mysterious species. A…
Scientists recently performed a groundbreaking test on a baleen whale to assess its hearing abilities. This controversial step is bringing scientists closer to understanding how the…
IIt’s ’90s week in Podcastland! At least, you’d think so, judging by the nostalgic homage to children’s entertainment from decades past. There’s an entire series dedicated…
Whale remains on the ocean floor being eaten by tiger sharks and other scavengersLaura Gurgas Computer models help predict the drift of dead whales, allowing authorities…
The first ever video footage of a blue whale nursing a calf was captured by a snorkeler in East Timor, Southeast Asia, and has been released.…
Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) They are highly social mammals that use clicks to communicate. New research shows that, just like in human language, they can combine…
An international team of scientists has created a reference-quality, long-read-based genome assembly. blue whale (glans muscle). blue whale (glans muscle). Image credit: NOAA. The blue whale…
Paleontologists at the University of California, Davis and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History estimate that: Colossus of PercetusA gigantic basilosaur whale that lived…
The ruler of the seas may appear black and white, but it’s not as simple as it seems. For years, great white sharks have been considered…
Experts have revealed that this is the first time a humpback whale of this species has been documented engaging in any form of sexual activity.The social…
Killer whale trapped in ice off the coast of JapanNHK/Screenshot A pod of more than a dozen killer whales has gone missing after languishing in Japan's…
A rare video was captured this week by a whale-watching trip off the coast of San Diego, showing an orca teaching its baby how to hunt…