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Volunteers needed as more whales and dolphins strand alive https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlg4vl61kro 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Whales #Porpoises
Narrow-ridged finless porpoises are more social than assumed, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-03-narrow-ridged-finless-porpoises-social.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoises #Science
Narrow-ridged finless porpoises are more social than assumed, study finds
A well-established fact of infancy in mammals is that the mother is the primary adult with whom an infant will interact. This holds true across species, from the tiniest shrew to the most massive blue whale. However, infants of many species also interact with adults who are not their parents. This is called "allomaternal behavior" and it is commonly seen in social mammals that move in groups or herds. One such allomaternal behavior is when young females without infants of their own handle and care for infants. Young females learn to raise infants, while the mother can forage for food more effectively.
DragofixE-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises https://phys.org/news/2026-02-chemicals-dolphins-porpoises.html
#environment #marinelife #dolphins #porpoises #waste #ewaste
E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, posing threats to marine life that scientists want to understand. Research published in Environmental Science & Technology provides initial evidence that LCMs from household electronics or electronic waste (e-waste) can accumulate in dolphin and porpoise tissues, including blubber, muscle, and brain, demonstrating their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
⟦de Moura, Domit, & Cantor⟧ Applying the Ecological Trap Concept to Cetaceans https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70150?af=R 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Whales #Porpoises
E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises https://phys.org/news/2026-02-chemicals-dolphins-porpoises.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Porpoises #OceanPollution
E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, posing threats to marine life that scientists want to understand. Research published in Environmental Science & Technology provides initial evidence that LCMs from household electronics or electronic waste (e-waste) can accumulate in dolphin and porpoise tissues, including blubber, muscle, and brain, demonstrating their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
⟦Langley et al.⟧ Gray Seal Cannibalism at the Largest Colony in the World, Sable Island https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70138?af=R 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Porpoises #Science
Concerns seal and porpoise deaths could be result of fallen shipping containers https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-01-27/concerns-seal-and-porpoise-deaths-could-be-result-of-fallen-shipping-containers 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Porpoises #Science
Amro has beenEvery time Tze Big Orange mentions 'security porpoises' I think this means gun toting dolphins
qurlyjoeAnybody besides me thinking that maybe somebody’s got an #orca training program somewhere? We know the US has been training #dolphins / #porpoises for various purposes, but orcas are bigger, and meaner.
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