Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
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Researchers Just Uncovered An Ancient 39-Foot Whale Skeleton In Thailand
Scientists in Thailand just discovered the stunningly well-preserved remains of a whale that lived between 3,000 and 5,000 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators, research suggests
New research finds male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if ...
Chip Chick on MSN1d
A New Species Of Whale Was Recently Identified, But Now There's A Race Against Time To Save Them From Disappearing For Good
In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat […] ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Scientists estimate that about 50 are left. These whales were thought to belong to a more abundant species, Bryde’s whale, until 2014, when DNA taken from skin samples showed that they were unique.
TravelPulse on MSN11d
Best Places to Travel for Whale Watching Season
Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...
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Whales have developed an impressive strategy to evade predators
Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.