When the crowds stopped coming after an aquarium in Japan closed Dec. 1 for renovation work, a sunfish swimming alone in a tank stopped eating, became unwell and began bumping into the side of the ...
Computer models helped decode whale communication. But some scientists say there are barriers that cannot be overcome.
As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire offspring, according to a new study. Photo from Amy Humphries, UnSplash Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population ...
Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...
the tiny crustaceans that Antarctic whales eat more than one tonne of each day. Humpback whales are the only species known to produce these solitary "bubble nets". The act can only be seen in ...
Image by Jen Fitschen. Humpback whales can live up to 50 years or more. Evidently their lifespan depends on various factors, including environmental conditions and human impacts like fishing and ship ...
The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident population, a federally protected endangered group of fish-eating killer whales stretching from British ...
Similarly, humpback whales modify their songs over time ... Morgan explains that human openness allows us to visualize and execute complex sequences of steps to reach an end goal, adapting ...
Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...
Scientists said the Bigg’s population owes its advantage to diet; these whales eat marine mammals like seals, sea lions and porpoises, which the whales can find in abundance. Brad Hanson ...
Staff from several state and federal agencies responded following the discovery of a dead humpback whale calf on the shore near Kīhei, Maui. The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources ...
Whale J35 (known as Tahlequah) seen supporting the dead calf in 2018 A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for ...