New Study Reveals Whale Sharks Use Man-Made Structures To Navigate The Oceans
Whale sharks use both natural and artificial underwater features, such as seamounts and oil platforms, as stepping stones in ...
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Humpback whale that washed up on LI was popular NYC ‘acrobat’ — and was likely killed in a boat strike, experts say
Christopher St. Lawrence/Gotham Whale “Not only were there scars on the dorsal fin, but around the dorsal fin it also had entanglement scars, so there was evidence that it had at one point been ...
Natural features and oil and gas structures influence the movement of whale sharks across the seascape
Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...
The Bowhead Whale Survives Icy Waters and Killer Whale Attacks
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some bowhead whales live for over 200 years. That's older than many countries' ...
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Whale Shark Movement Shaped by Natural, Oil Structures
Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...
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Endangered whales — one a first-time mom — spotted with calves off Florida. See them
For years, whale watchers have been calling Caterpillar a potential mother. But she’s been hit by at least one vessel, which gave her a long scar on one side that biologists worried would make ...
Oil and gas infrastructure, natural features used as places to feed during whale shark migration, study finds
The West Australian study looked at satellite data from 78 tracked whale sharks over the past 14 years at Ningaloo Reef and ...
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Two more endangered North Atlantic right whale calves sighted, bringing total to five
She is named after a large scar on her back she received as a result of a vessel strike when she was a juvenile whale. Vessel strikes and entanglements are the top two causes of death for these ...
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Humpback whale that washed up on LI was popular NYC ‘acrobat’ — and was likely killed in a boat strike, experts say
the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s tragic death. “Not only were there scars on the dorsal ...