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After studying different groups of humpback whales migrating south along the Queensland coast in September and October of 2010 and 2011, University of Queensland marine biologist Ailbhe Kavanagh and her colleagues discovered that the whales were a
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For most marine mammal species, alloparental care is usually provided by females.
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The Arctic sea ice loss has altered the annual migration of some populations of beluga whales in Alaska, causing them to delay it by as long as a month, according to a study by University of Washington.
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Called the “Advanced Dive Behavior” (ADB) tag, it has allowed researchers to expand their knowledge of whale ecology to areas deep beneath the sea, over thousands of miles of travel, and outline their interaction with their prey.
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This new system, developed by researchers from NOAA Fisheries, Oregon State University and the University of Maryland, is called WhaleWatch.
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The relationship between Arctic whales and declining sea ice in the Arctic is still a mystery, and there is growing concern over how the species will adapt to climate-related changes in sea ice.
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In a paper published recently in the online Biology Letters journal, WHOI biologist Aran Mooney described approaching humpback whales off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.
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The Underwater gliders deployed by Dalhousie University can dive to a depth of 200m, detect whale calls up to 100km away and stay at sea for up to three months.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction because of their oil and meat, the U.S. government listed all humpback whales as endangered back in 1970.
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For the first time, tour operators in Western Australia have commenced offering dives with the humpback whales. A four-month trial will allow charter boats in Exmouth and Coral Bay to take people out to dive with the whales on Ningaloo Reef.
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By the time Alisa Schulman-Janiger arrived on the scene off Monterey Bay, California, a pod of roughly 10 killer whales was working to isolate a lone gray whale calf from its mother.
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A recent spike in beluga deaths in Quebec’s rivers is being linked to noise pollution. Researchers with Tadoussac's Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM) are investigating the origin of the increase.
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A study by researchers from University of Milano-Bicocca describes observations of adults carrying dead calves and juveniles in 7 toothed cetaceans (odontocetes). The observation was based on 14 events from 3 oceans.
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Once thought to be near-extinct along the B.C. coast, humpback whales now appear to be thriving in the Salish Sea.
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The planned sanctuary will primarily serve orcas, belugas and dolphins endemic to colder waters who are retired from entertainment facilities, and injured or ill animals rescued from the ocean.
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Satellite telemetry suggests that seamounts represent an overlooked cryptic habitat for humpback whales
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