Race to save #whales in #Tasmania mass #stranding.

Tasmanian Govt said 157 #falsekillerwhales had beached near #ArthurRiver, in the state’s north west.

Conservation experts & vets at the site estimate about 90 of the animals - which witnesses say include juveniles - are still alive. They are planning an operation to return them to sea. #auspol

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7e38py4geo.

Clues for the #evolution of #menopause in whales — and humans?
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1198909539/menopause-humans-whales-evolution

The evolution of menopause in #ToothedWhales https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07159-9

"menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We are one of the few #animals to experience it... There are five species of toothed #whales that undergo menopause — short-finned #PilotWhales, #FalseKillerWhales, #KillerWhales, #narwhals and #belugas — making it the type of animal that is known to have evolved menopause most frequently."

The only other mammals to go through the menopause live longer because of it | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/menopause-whales-live-longer-study-b2512062.html

#Menopause
#Whales
#ShortFinnedPilotWhales
#FalseKillerWhales
#Narwhals
#Beluga
#BelugaWhales
#Grandmothers
#Babysitting
#FoodSharing
#LeverhulmeTrust
#NaturalEnviromentResearchCouncil
#NERC

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-links-australia-false-killer-whales.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-03-links-australia-false-killer-whales.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1636386102520217604#m

Study shows links between Australia's #falsekillerwhales and endangered groups from #Hawaii @CDUni @frontiersin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1067660/full https://phys.org/news/2023-03-links-australia-false-killer-whales.html