Whales need giant bods to eat tiny krill
The largest animals ever owe their size to feeding on the tiniest creatures in the sea, but their survival requires a minimum body size.
Whales need giant bods to eat tiny krill
The largest animals ever owe their size to feeding on the tiniest creatures in the sea, but their survival requires a minimum body size.
Southern orca hunting may explain their decline
Two populations of orcas in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia are faring very differently. The way they hunt may be a factor.
Southern orca hunting may explain their decline
Two populations of orcas in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia are faring very differently. The way they hunt may be a factor.
To woo a mate, male whales rather fight than sing
For male humpback whales, singing may no longer be in vogue when it comes to seduction, researchers report.
To woo a mate, male whales rather fight than sing
For male humpback whales, singing may no longer be in vogue when it comes to seduction, researchers report.
Some whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day
Whales eat more tiny specks of plastic than previously thought. And nearly all of it comes from the animals they eat, not the water they gulp.
These whales have babies in shallow waters to avoid ‘eavesdroppers’
Southern right whale mothers pick nursery sites in shallow waters so predators can’t hear communication between them and their babies, researchers say.
Song swap indicates humpback whales trade culture
Observations of song learning among humpback whales indicate “a level of ‘cultural transmission’ beyond any observed non-human species.”
Most injured right whales die within 3 years
After an entanglement with fishing gear, most North Atlantic right whales die witin three years. Estimates say there are fewer than 350 left in the wild.