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09 May 2024

DNA: Scientists Discover a 'Phonetic Alphabet' Used by Sperm Whales

04 Jun 2019

New York sees 'extraordinary leap' in whale sightings

The sightings, almost all of the humpbacks, have been logged by members of the group, Gotham Whale, the Guardian reported on Monday.

30 May 2018

Japan killed 330 whales for 'research' in 2017/18, 122 were pregnant: Report

Japan has committed itself to not hunting whales for commercial purposes but critics say killing for research would eventually mean selling of the meat - a commercial process.

05 Feb 2018

Whales are at 'significant' risk from ocean microplastic, says study

The team's analysis also found that species tend to congregate in areas that overlap "microplastic pollution hotspots", which include the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia.

11 Dec 2017

Why do some dolphins, whales get stranded along coasts?

Mass strandings occur around the world and can affect anywhere from three to several hundred animals during any given event.

25 Oct 2017

Male whales might be in danger due to poor social ties

Killer whales are highly cooperative, and males at the centre of a social group are likely to have better access to social information and food-sharing opportunities, the researchers said.

17 Oct 2017

Whales, dolphins follow rich 'human-like' culture, says study

Further, vocal mimicry and 'signature whistles' used by dolphins to make a call associated with an individual when they're not there, suggests they too gossip about each other.

30 Aug 2017

Scientists debunk theories about ancient whales being gentle giants, say they were predators – Read

They found that teeth in ancient baleen whales, the ancestors of the Southern Right and Blue whale, were different to the present-day and were instead much sharper.

24 May 2017

Scientists reveal how planet's biggest animal 'whale' became big

According to new research from scientists, it was only recently in whale's evolutionary past that they became so enormous.

31 Mar 2017

333 whales killed by Japan as part of annual Antarctic hunt

The fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in November, with plans to slaughter 333 minke whales, flouting a worldwide moratorium and opposition led by Australia and New Zealand.

15 Mar 2017

Spiders beat humans, whales by consuming upto 800 million tones of prey each year

Researchers have revealed that spiders wipe out an estimated 400-800 million tonnes of prey every year, compared to an estimated 280-500 million tonnes of prey that the world's whales eat.

Whale stranding

13 Feb 2017

New Zealand whale stranding: Authorities begin clean-up of carcasses

In total, an estimated 666 whales had been stranded at Farewell Spit, on the northern tip of the South Island, in one of the largest mass beachings recorded in New Zealand.

13 Feb 2017

More than 200 whales refloat themselves in New Zealand

However they had not left the area and there were fears they could become stuck on the coastline again.

11 Feb 2017

Kiwi rescuers come to the aid of stranded whales

A group of about 100 volunteers, supported by three boats, successfully turned the whales away from shore by blocking their path, conservation officials said in a statement.

10 Feb 2017

At least 300 whales found dead in mass stranding on New Zealand beach - Watch

Although the reasons why these whales have been stranded are still unknown, the Golden Bay, which has shallow waters, is known for these kinds of incidents.

21 Nov 2016

Melting Arctic sea ice may up whale predation

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in the US, evaluated the relationship between changing sea ice and the migration of the Arctic whale also known as white whale and beluga whales.

25 Oct 2016

Pierce Brosnan lends support to whale security, joins campaign to save the gentle giants!

"We are passionate about efforts to protect our planet's great whales and their ocean habitat," Brosnan said.

16 Jun 2016

Dozens of pilot whales stranded in Indonesia, eight dead

Eight pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation, an official said today.

Omura whales of Madagascar

07 Mar 2016

Watch: Footage of rare Omura's whales off Madagascar!

Dr Salvatore Cerchio and his fellow researchers documented around 80 Omura’s whales off the coast of Madagascar last November.

12 Jan 2016

Shocking! 45 whales die after being washed ashore in Tamil Nadu

While as many as 36 whales have been rescued by the fishermen, 45 whales have been confirmed dead.

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