Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
"Not only are they the longest-living mammal on Earth, they’re close to being the oldest animal of them all (taking the bronze longevity medal behind the Greenland shark and the ocean quahog). To date, the oldest recorded specimen is 211 years old. That means some Bowhead whales alive today could’ve been born during the War of 1812.
Considering this astonishing level of longevity, it’s no wonder that scientists are immensely curious as to how these massive, 100-ton beings pull it off. In a new study published in the journal Nature, a team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Rochester think they might’ve found at least part of the answer. Compared to other mammals, Bowhead whales contain an unusually high concentration of a protein called CIRBP. This protein is known to repair double-strand breaks where both strands of the double helix DNA structure are severed, which typically causes disease and shortens lifespans."
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a69220091/bowhead-whale-protein/
The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a new study by McGill University researchers using a high-resolution model has found.
New research published in ‘Science Advances’ has found #southernrightwhales live to a median age of 73 years old, with up to 10% surviving past 131 years.
This makes them the second-longest lived mammals on Earth, after #bowheadwhales, which can live to over 200 years old.
Dr Vanessa Pirotta, a #Cetacean scientist, said whales were long-lived animals 'just like us'. Southern right whales migrate up and down Australia's coastline every year.
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