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In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, ...
The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research ...
Ever wondered what it’s like to spend the night in a tractor? I set up camp right in the cab, watched the stars, and soaked in the peace of the farm after dark. Here’s how my tractor sleepover went!
Ascending auditory pathways in a sei whale brain—blue is left, orange is right. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The results were surprising. Given that both dolphins and baleen ...
Scientists mapped dolphin and whale brains to uncover how echolocation works, revealing they may use sound more like touch ...
The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.
Baleen whales don’t have teeth, but they and dolphins share a common ancestor, and both rely on complex vocal communication in a dark underwater environment.
The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...
More than 6,300 pounds of Burmese python were tracked and removed by the team, which has removed more than 40,000 pounds of ...
Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been ...