Frontiers | High resolution seafloor photogrammetry indicates long-term persistence of a sulphophilic community on a whale fall in the NE Pacific
Deep-sea whale falls serve as biodiversity hotspots and pass through distinct successional stages, with the duration of the sulphophilic stage remaining cont...
Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing
Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem
Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her
Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calf
Rare sperm whale birth and coordinated caregiving revealed by drone footage and underwater audio
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) has published two scientific studies presenting the most comprehensive documentation of a sperm whale birth ever recorded and the first quantitative evidence of cooperative birth assistance among non-primates. Published in Science and Scientific Reports, the studies analyze over six hours of underwater audio and aerial drone footage captured on July 8, 2023, in the waters off Dominica where researchers have been studying the lives of sperm whale families for over two decades.
Sperm whales help one another give birth, new study finds
Sperm whales are known to socialize, but scientists were stunned when they saw a group of sperm whales gather as one of them gave birth
A mystery pod of orcas surprised Seattle whale watchers
It’s rare for unknown adult whales to show up in this region, where orca populations are closely monitored.
Whale stranded in Baltic will die unless helped to move soon, say experts
German rescue teams have been trying to ease the humpback’s path back into deeper waters without success
‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers
The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch
Scientists Capture Sperm Whales Headbutting in Stunning New Footage
Sperm whales caught on camera headbutting each other—turns out the legends might have been true after all.
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