Whale threats from fishing gear ‘underestimated’
The risk that whales can get entangled in fishing nets appears to have been underestimated, according to a new study. >> read more …
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Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants
Although many people think of dinosaurs as being the largest creatures to have lived on Earth, the true largest known animal is still here today—the blue whale. How whales were able to become so large has long been of interest. >> read more …
Animation shows week in life of blue whale as it tries to avoid fishing ship congestion
An astonishing new graphic shows how blue whales face excessively reduced mobility due to an overrun of hundreds of fishing boats in one of the endangered species’ main feeding grounds in Chilean Patagonia. >> read more …
How a blue whale song led scientists to a new population in Indian Ocean
Researchers analysed sound recordings from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman to find a previously unrecognised population of the highly endangered mammals. >> read more …
Blue whales have ‘rediscovered’ South Georgia
The resurgence of blue whales around the island of South Georgia is real and has probably been under way for a little while now, say scientists. >> read more …
Whale be back: Scots scientists spot endangered species
Scientists based in Scotland have discovered that critically endangered blue whales have returned to the southern Atlantic for the first time since they were hunted to the brink of extinction 50 years ago. >> read more …
How Suckerfish Surf Across Blue Whales Without Falling Off
Remoras — known for hitching rides on whales and sharks — swim surprisingly freely over the surfaces formed by their hosts. >> read more …
Marine Biologists Think That Blue Whale Song Times Indiciate Specific Seasons
For years, wildlife experts have been fascinated by the singing of blue whales. New research led by Stanford researchers suggests that whales tend to change their singing times before they migrating south. >> read more …
Blue whale singing patterns reverse when they start to migrate
For the last five years, an underwater microphone deployed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, positioned on the Monterey Bay seafloor, several hundred feet beneath the surface of the ocean, has been recording the sounds of sea — including the spooky songs of blue whales. >> read more …
Scheepvaart bedreigt de blauwe vinvis. Hun bijzondere paringsgedrag ook!
Een vergissing is menselijk. Maar als blauwe vinvissen gewone vinvissen kiezen om mee te paren, kan dat ernstige gevolgen hebben. En ze hebben al problemen genoeg. >> lees verder …