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Birdwatch Ireland identifies 73 key seabird areas, urging government action for protection and conservation amid rising ...
A group of orcas in the North Pacific have been captured on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to groom each other ...
True's beaked whales dive to depth for long periods of time, and they only pop up to the surface once in a while for short breathing intervals. They've been observed to dive all the way to 8,200 ...
Dr Hatanaka said the meat in question was less than 100kg of small intestine from Baird's beaked whale, a creature not regulated by the global ban, or part of the ICR's research programme. "To suggest ...
Beaked whale expert Anton van Helden inspects a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, on December 2, 2024.
One of them, the goose-beaked whale, holds the world record for the longest (three hours and 42 minutes) and deepest (almost three kilometers, or 1.86 miles) dive by a whale.
2. True’s Beaked Whale The True’s Beaked Whales are in a smaller family, only growing around 17 feet long and weighing around ...
Indeed, some beaked whales are so difficult to observe that the only way scientists have learned about them is when dead ones wash ashore,” the group said.
Blue whales are the Earth’s largest species and can stretch beyond 100 feet in size — even their young measure at above 20 feet on average. Great white sharks, meanwhile are quick, powerful, and ...