Scientists hunting #mammoth #fossils found #whales 400 km inland
It looked like Wooller and team might have found evidence mammoths lived in central #Alaska just 2,000ya. But #DNA revealed that two “mammoth” bones actually belonged to North #Pacific #rightwhale and a #minkewhale—which raised a whole new set of questions. The team’s hunt for Alaska’s last mammoth had turned into an epic case of mistaken identity, starring two whale species and a mid-century fossil hunter.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/scientists-hunting-mammoth-fossils-found-whales-400-km-inland/

Tidal bore rafters spring into action to save minke whale trapped on N.S. river sandbar
Tidal bore boat operators and rafters got more than they bargained for on a Nova Scotia river over the weekend, when they discovered a minke whale trapped on the sandbars.
#globalnews #Canada #MinkeWhale
https://globalnews.ca/news/10557605/shubenacadie-river-whale-rescue/

Tidal bore rafters spring into action to save minke whale trapped on N.S. river sandbar
Tidal bore boat operators and rafters got more than they bargained for on a Nova Scotia river over the weekend, when they discovered a minke whale trapped on the sandbars.
#globalnews #Canada #MinkeWhale
https://globalnews.ca/news/10557605/shubenacadie-river-whale-rescue/

Tidal bore rafters spring into action to save minke whale trapped on N.S. river sandbar
Tidal bore boat operators and rafters got more than they bargained for on a Nova Scotia river over the weekend, when they discovered a minke whale trapped on the sandbars.
#globalnews #Canada #MinkeWhale
https://globalnews.ca/news/10557605/shubenacadie-river-whale-rescue/

Minke whales in Cullen Bay today. Lots of groups of feeding seabirds and diving gannets too #MinkeWhale #Scotland

Minke Whale and Shag #whales #MinkeWhale #sealife #seabirds #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Shetland