Whale of a time: Humpbacks set new distance record.
Two humpback whales have set new records for the longest-known distances travelled for their species by embarking on a journey of over 14,000 kilometres between Brazil and Australia, scientists say
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A humpback whale has travelled a distance further than Sydney to London, in a record for longest proven migration by the species.
New from #RSOS: First evidence of bidirectional exchange between distant humpback #whale breeding populations in eastern Australia and Brazil. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @cristinacastroayal.bsky.social @stephaniestack.bsky.social
A humpback whale has travelled a distance further than Sydney to London, in a record for longest proven migration by the species.
I am, indeed, shocked at what they did to this poor whale.
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Hawaii’s humpback whales like to steal the spotlight, but their cousins the false killer whales desperately need our help.
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Congratulations to Jens Currie for leading this important new publication to understand why Hawaii’s #falsekillerwhales are continuing to decline despite being listed as Endangered in 2012. Read here: www.int-res.com/journals/esr... #marmam
Our new research paper was just published today! A wonderful collaboration between researchers + citizen scientists from multiple countries & organizations.
Open access:
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I love science! 🤭
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Hawaii’s #falsekillerwhales are slipping closer to extinction…
read more here:
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In our new Frontiers for Young Minds article, we explain why warming oceans are a problem for humpback whales 🐋
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The first-ever study of body condition in these whales had some concerning findings, including one individual that lost over 200 kilograms in just 10 weeks.
Abstract. Movements between humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding stocks are exceedingly rare, and exchange between distant breeding grounds in
Humpback whales are marine mammals that swim long distances between cold and warm waters every year to feed and have babies (calves), but rising ocean temperatures could make their breeding and calvin...
Timmy, the humpback whale stranded in Germany for 6 weeks, was released on Saturday after a chaotic rescue operation that shocked marine biologists. It's unclear where Timmy is now; he may already be dead.
Here's my story about the case:
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Sucker fish are hiding in manta rays’ ‘butthole,’ new study reveals The practice of “cloacal diving” could help remoras hide from predators—it could also be a feeding strategy or help the fish hitchhike
Timmy, a humpback whale stranded in Germany 6 weeks ago, was ailing and may already be dead
