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Entanglements of humpback whales in fish farms rare — and naivety could be to blame

The first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities in PLOS One found eight over 13 years, with…

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Killer whales use specialized hunting techniques to catch marine mammals in the open ocean

Killer whales foraging in deep submarine canyons off the coast of California represent a distinct subpopulation that uses specialized hunting…

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How crafty orca whales hunt near submarine canyons

A distinct subpopulation of orca whales appears to be using specialized hunting techniques to hunt the marine mammals that they…

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How AI is already helping scientists track threatened humpback whales : NPR

Humpback whales that spend their winters in Hawaii, like this mother and calf, have declined over the last decade. Martin…

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Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

Humpback whales were affected by a marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean Nicola Ransome The number of humpback whales in…

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Climate change could push bowhead whales to cross paths with shipping traffic

The population of bowhead whales that migrates between the Bering and Beaufort Seas each year is a conservation success story,…

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Humpback whales have a specialised larynx for underwater singing

Humpback whales use songs to communicate with each other across the ocean KARIM ILIYA Biologists have figured out how baleen…

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Humpback whales move daytime singing offshore

Humpback whale singing dominates the marine soundscape during winter months off Maui. However, despite decades of research, many questions regarding…

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Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Balance Hits New Milestone: Details By U.Today

© Reuters. Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Balance Hits New Milestone: Details U.Today – On-chain analytics startup reports a significant milestone reached…

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Whaling wiped out far more fin whales than previously thought

A new genomic study by UCLA biologists shows that whaling in the 20th century destroyed 99% of the Eastern North…

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