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A study published in the journal Oceans details the remarkable chance encounter between a group of citizen scientists on a ...
GWIN: He’s on a mission to see a pod of killer whales off the coast of Norway. Also known as orcas, these are some of the largest, most powerful predators in the ocean. They hunt everything from ...
Usually, gray whales don’t stop to eat on their way to their feeding grounds in the Alaskan Arctic. This stopover behavior may be an indication of adaptability, or attempts to adapt.
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Players de Noc needs your “strong arms, careful hands and willing hearts” tomorrow morning. The group is transporting thousands of costumes to a different building.
The restriction came after officials spotted a juvenile right whale, identified as whale number 5132, entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Morell, P.E.I., on Monday.
He headed NOAA’s large whale research program for the northeastern U.S. from 2011 to 2019, then led the New England Aquarium’s right whale research program through 2022.
In Brief XRP whale wallets surpass 2,700 in June, a record high in 12 years, signaling increased confidence from large-scale investors. Daily active XRP addresses hit 295,000, marking a massive rise ...
Environment Huge solitary killer whale draws attention on Oregon coast (photos) Published: Jun. 16, 2025, 7:57 p.m. 8 1/8 Lone bull killer whale, T049C, visits Newport ...
Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem as an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly ...
Entangled juvenile humpback whale rescued by conservation officials and local anglers off the coast of New Zealand, photos show. ‘Precious species’ ...
But while toothed whales, including sperm whales, pilot whales, and beluga whales, use sound for echolocation —at more than 200 decibels, a sperm whale’s clicks are so loud the vibrations ...
Why is it important if whales eat plastic? Whale species are already under severe threat. After many years of being hunted — some of which continues to this day — and in an ocean which is getting ...