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Following Antarctic whales for climate change clues
BBC News· 2 days agoAs sea ice continues to decline at an alarming rate in the fragile Antarctic Peninsula, scientists working with the wildlife charity WWF are carrying out...
'Never seen an orca.' Killer whale seen off Chatham likely Old Thom. What scientists said.
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"The specific whale that was sighted — known as Old Thom — has been seen off Cape Cod several times...
Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days...
Might we soon understand sperm whale speak? | The Excerpt
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis study is actually not really using big data, it's using a data set of about 9,000 codas, and almost everybody on the team...
'It's a tremendously sad event:' Whale lovers mourn loss of 'Chunk' off coast of Maine
WGME CBS 13· 2 days agoA humpback whale was found dead off the coast of Cape Elizabeth, near Richmond Island, Wednesday....
Boat strikes are a major driver of whale strandings
Futurity· 6 days agoThe strandings on the east coast of United States remain a concern for biologists and citizens alike. The new study investigated these whale strandings...
Why scientists are studying whales with a crossbow
BBC News· 3 days agoConservation scientists are studying the health of Antarctic whales using a custom-made crossbow. The researchers use the device to take remote biopsies...
An ethical – and safe – place to swim with whales
BBC News· 2 days ago"I have great respect for the whales because they are part of us here in Tahiti," says Patea Alexandre, whose home island, Moorea, is a prime destination...
Richard Ellis, artist behind a life-size blue whale, dies at 86
Washington Post· 4 days agoLong before he helped design a life-size blue whale for the American Museum of Natural History in...
32 of the loudest animals on Earth
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlthough this noise is louder than the blue whale call, it lasts a fraction of the time. A 2024 study has found evidence that sperm whales communicate...
