Whale watchers in Bermer Bay, Australia witnessed two pods of killer whales trying and failing to kill a young male humpback. Source: https://www.livescience.com/orcas-attack-humpback-whale.html
Tag: whale
Investigator: ‘Nessie related to extinct whale’
An American cryptozoologist has put forward a possible new explanation for the Loch Ness Monster. Over the years there have been countless theories at… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344071/investigator-nessie-related-to-extinct-whale…
Critically endangered baby whale washes up dead on Florida coast
An endangered whale calf has been found dead on a beach in Florida with signs it was hit by a boat. Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are left on Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/endangered-whale-calf-washed-ashore-florida.html
Ten conservation success stories when species came back from the brink
The blue whale, the mountain gorilla and the European bison are among the animals that have avoided extinction, showing what works to preserve the world’s wildlife Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933223-400-ten-conservation-success-stories-when-species-came-back-from-the-brink/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study the Earth’s crust
Seismologists studying earthquake activity off the US coast recorded fin whale songs, which they found can be used to tell the thickness and makeup of the Earth’s crust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267630-sound-waves-from-fin-whale-songs-could-help-us-study-the-earths-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust
Seismologists studying earthquake activity off the US coast recorded fin whale songs, which they found can be used to tell the thickness and makeup of Earth’s crust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267630-sound-waves-from-fin-whale-songs-could-help-us-study-earths-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Stressful animation shows blue whale dodging hundreds of ships while trying to feed
Scientists recently animated the hazards of being a blue whale that’s trying to avoid collisions with ships at sea. Source: https://www.livescience.com/whale-stress-animation.html
Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered)
A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it’s already considered endangered, scientists say. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stranded-whale-new-species-endangered.html
A new species of baleen whale has been found in the Gulf of Mexico
Baleen whales include the largest animals ever to exist, but despite their size, they remain mysterious – and a new species has just been found near the US south coast Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266074-a-new-species-of-baleen-whale-has-been-found-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably ‘one of the largest’ ever found
Italian divers discovered the corpse of a large finback whale near Naples. Authorities say it could be one of the largest whales ever found in the Mediterranean. Source: https://www.livescience.com/finback-whale-largest-ever-mediterranean.html