CBC Technology ScienceMay 28
What centuries-old whaler logs can tell us about why bowheads struggle today
Tens of thousands of old logbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries reveal the scope and scale of how industrial whaling nearly wiped out bowhead whales. But they also show why some modern-day populations are surviving better than others.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/whaling-logbook-bowhead-populations-9.7208739?cmp=rss
Nikolas Kozloff has movedMar 8
Sounds like #bowhead #whales could solve the #paradox of #Gilgamesh, and we should all join the #ConeyIsland #polarbear club
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-american-study-shows-that-humans-could-live-up-to-200-years-if-its-method-were-applied/28375/ #longevity #science #whales
An American study shows that humans could live up to 200 years if its method were applied

U.S. scientists uncover a DNA repair protein that could one day push human lifespan far beyond 100 years.

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Oct 30, 2025
There Are Giant #Mammals Alive Today That Were Adults During the American #CivilWar
The #bowheadwhale, a giant, #Arctic-dwelling species bigger than a bus, evidence suggesting they live over 200yr. There are currently bowhead whales swimming around #Alaska that were alive when #MobyDick was written in 1851.
Other large #whales also enjoy relatively long lives; #bluewhales, can reach up to 90 years of age. Nevertheless, none can rival the extreme longevity of the #bowhead.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-longest-living-mammals-are-giants-that-live-up-to-200-years-in-the-icy-arctic-80853
Bowhead Whales Are The Longest Living Mammals With Lifespans Up To 200 Years

Some bowhead whales alive today were already adults during the American Civil War.

IFLScience
Scientific FrontlineOct 29, 2025
As humans age, we become more vulnerable to #cancer and other diseases. #Bowhead #whales, however, can live for up to 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant.
#Biology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/bio10292501.html
Bowhead whales’ secret to long life may lie in a protein

URochester scientists link the whales’ longevity to CIRBP, a DNA-repair protein that could one day help humans live longer.

ClareFeb 19, 2024
World Whale Day. #Nunavut #Arctic #Bowhead
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Aug 8, 2023
The Prize for the Longest #Pregnancy in #Mammals May Go to This #Whale
#Bowhead #whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding.
https://archive.ph/uHt7W
RossaliAug 5, 2023

Some gift art for my little brother

#mysingingmonsters #mysingingmonster #msm #msmart #msmfanart #mysingingmonstersfanart #mysingingmonstersart #bowhead #msmbowhead #bowheadmsm #mastoart

AKNativeNewsMar 2, 2023

As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns
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Two bowhead whales surface in a small lead in April 2012. Photo by Kate Stafford, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University.

NEWPORT, Ore. – As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead...
https://alaska-native-news.com/as-sea-ice-declines-in-the-arctic-bowhead-whales-are-adjusting-their-migration-patterns/66587/
#Arctic #bering strait #bowhead #climate #decline #sea ice #whales

As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns - Alaska Native News

NEWPORT, Ore. – As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more frequently, a shift that could affect the long-term health of the bowhead population and impact the Indigenous communities that rely on the whales, a new study by Oregon State University researchers shows. Bowhead whales found […]

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Dr. Angie ZorkaNov 11, 2022

#introduction

I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow (#NSF OPP) in the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University.

I earned my PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (#NancyFosterScholar) and MSc from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

I use #hydrophones and #tags to study #bowhead, #blue, #humpback, and #Bryde’s #whale #migration, #movement, #behavior, #ecology, #predator-prey relationships, and ship strike risk spanning the #Pacific Ocean to the #Arctic Ocean.