Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and no one knows why
The world is ending and only the whales know. At least, that’s one explanation. The truth is—we really…
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How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.…
Whale song mystery solved by scientists
Scientists deduce how whales sing under the sea, and why they can be drowned out by noisy ships. Source: Whale…
Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom | Science | AAAS
Source: Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom | Science | AAAS
Dolphin mothers use ‘baby talk’ with their calves, recordings show
Study of bottlenose dolphins over 30 years has found that a mother’s whistle pitch is higher and her range greater…
Whales Consume Three Million Microplastics Per Day, New Study Finds – One Green Planet
A new study found that native whales in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf consume about three million microplastics per day through…
World’s largest container line rerouts to avoid collisions with endangered blue whales near Sri Lanka – NewsWire
The largest container line in the world has rerouted its ships passing near the coast of Sri Lanka in orderContinue…
Protecting Blue Corridors — WWF Protecting Whales & Dolphins Initiative
A new collaborative conservation project safeguarding critical habitats of migratory whales with University of California, Santa Cruz, Oregon State University…
Scientists observed humpback whales swimming as far as 3,700 miles to mate, much further than previously thought
Scientists tracked whales traveling vast distances — in some cases from Mexico to Hawaii — during the mating season. Source:…
Olbia: Greek, Scythian, Roman Trade Center That Had Dolphin Money
Olbia (also spelled Olvia) began as an ancient Greek colony on the northern coast of the Black Sea, in the…