Benjamin BecquetMar 12
Started working on a new mezzotint, my largest to date.

The roughening process took ages :D I started many months ago, not knowing at first what I would engrave on it, just doing one or two passes occasionally (I do 36 in total). But once I decided of a subject, I finished it in a few days.

So, it will be sleeping sperm whales. I think most of the result will depend on whether I succeed in rendering a uniform enough background, with light rays plunging from the top to the ocean depths. We'll see!

#wip #printmaking #engraving #mezzotint #copper #spermwhales #cachalots
~meoralis~Feb 23
#FotoVorschlag: Das passt da nicht rein // That won't fit in there/this doesn't go there

Der gestrandete #Pottwal, der 2013 in Greenwich (#London) untersucht wurde, passte so gar nicht ans Ufer der Themse. Aber aus gutem Grund: Die lebensechte #Skulptur ist eine #Kunstaktion eines belgischen Kollektivs, die auf das Verschwinden der #Wale und den Klimawandel aufmerksam macht. Der #Wal wurde schon in einigen europäischen Städten gezeigt.
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The beached #spermWhale that was examined in #Greenwich (London) in 2013 felt out of place by the Thames. But for good reason! This remarkably life-like #sculpture is an #art installation by a Belgian art collective, created to raise awareness of the decline of #whales and the impact of climate change. The #whale has already toured several European cities.

👉 https://www.captainboomercollective.org/projects/whale/the-why-of-the-whale/


#OldRoyalNavalCollege #GreenwichFair #artInstallation #Kunstinstallation #hyperRealism #Hyperrealismus #saveTheWhales #spermWhales #Pottwale #CaptainBoomer
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Nov 19
UC #Berkeley #scientists hail breakthrough in decoding #whale #communication
According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project #CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), the whales make sounds that resemble vowels, a key part of human language.
Although scientists already knew that #spermwhales communicate with codas — sequences of clicks analogous to #MorseCode — the study indicates a more complex communication system.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/scientists-breakthrough-decoding-whales-21184413.php
Show threadIvan ArtyukhinOct 9

09.10.2025
Mauritius

#mauritius #фотоохота #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephoto #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature #whale #whales #spermwhale #spermwhales
#mauritius #фотоохота #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephoto #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature

Ivan ArtyukhinOct 9

Второй раз поплавал с кашалотами. Последний заход был самым лучшим - я был в окружении четырех особей, они были совсем рядом и плыли небыстро. Но, конечно, именно в этот раз я не включил камеру 😪😪😪.

09.10.2025
Mauritius

#mauritius #фотоохота #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephoto #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature #whale #whales #spermwhale #spermwhales
#mauritius #фотоохота #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephoto #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Aug 13, 2025
How #Scientists Are Using #Drones to Study #SpermWhales
A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of #whales, with less disruption.
Instead of dropping a tag from above, this #drone will press against the whale’s back to attach a specialized sensor. The tag’s suction cups will stick to the #whale’s skin, allowing the device to record audio of these #marinemammals communicating.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/science/whales-drones-acoustics-tagging.html
https://archive.ph/JYCLH
How Scientists Use Drones to Tag Sperm Whales

A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.

The New York Times
GeriAQuinJun 25, 2025

#whales #spermwhales

Now, research suggests that sperm whales’ communication is actually much more expressive and complicated than was previously thought.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/07/1092127/the-way-whales-communicate-is-closer-to-human-language-than-we-realized/ The way whales communicate is closer to human language than we realized

The way whales communicate is closer to human language than we realized

A wave of new projects are taking us closer to understanding what whales are communicating to each other

MIT Technology Review
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺May 21, 2025

Ancient fossil sperm #whale may have been active predator https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ancient-patagonian-fossil-sperm-whale.html

Awakening #Patagonia's sleeping #SpermWhale: a new description of the Early #Miocene Idiorophus patagonicus. By Florencia Paolucci et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.70007

"Its snout features point to a lifestyle quite different from modern sperm #whales. It was likely an active predator of large #fish and possibly #seabirds, while extant #SpermWhales feed mostly on #cephalopods or small fish through suction feeding"

Ancient Patagonian fossil sperm whale may have been active predator, reanalysis indicates

A recent study, published in Papers in Palaeontology, discusses the reanalysis of the only known Idiorophus patagonicus specimen.

Phys.org
ScienceActuallyMar 29, 2025

Sperm whales have two nostrils, but unlike most animals, they are asymmetrically positioned. The left nostril is visible on the outside and forms the single blowhole used for breathing. The right nostril is hidden inside the whale’s massive head and is actually part of its complex echolocation system.

Thanks for sharing, The Guernsey Scientist !

#science #sciencefacts #spermwhale #spermwhales #nostril #echolocation

ScienceActuallyFeb 26, 2025

Sperm whales cuddle. These deeply social animals frequently swim close together, rubbing their bodies against one another. This tactile behavior is a form of bonding and likely provides comfort, much like a cuddle would for humans.

Thanks for sharing, The Guernsey Scientist !

#science #sciencefacts #spermwhales #cuddle