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Chilean Kayaker ends up in whale’s mouth but sea giant can’t swallow him; here’s why
A stunning video from Chile shows a humpback whale briefly scooping a kayaker into its mouth before releasing him unharmed.
Vancouver Is Awesome11d
5 more things you (probably) didn't know about animals and Vancouver
This isn't Vancouver-specific so much as regional; there was a breed of dog unique to the area. The Salish Woolly dog was a ...
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Whale species speak quietly to avoid being heard by killer whales, new study shows
A new study by Trevor Branch at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences shows that some species of baleen whales ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7d
Some whales sing low enough to be ’acoustically invisible’ to killer whales: research
The whales that travel in groups and are more likely to fight a killer whale, include right, bowhead, grey and humpback, ...
How do whales avoid being detected by orcas? Their singing plays a role, study finds
Some baleen whale species are capable of evading orcas — their only known predators — by using stealth-like communication, according to new research. Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at ...
Smithsonian Magazine11d
Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico—and one of the most endangered whales in the world.
Sydney Morning Herald7d
‘Slimy, wet and rough’: What it’s like inside a whale’s mouth
Pirotta said baleen whales such as humpbacks open their jaws very wide to scoop up as much fish and krill as possible and then expel the water through the fibrous plates they have instead of teeth.
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Some whales sing low enough to be 'acoustically invisible' to predators: research
Branch said his findings are just the latest in a long line of facts about baleen whale life linked to how they respond to killer whales. "Killer whale predation drives all kinds of aspects of ...
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Some whales sing low enough to be 'acoustically invisible' to predators: research
And maybe that's a good indication of your fitness," he said. Branch said his findings are just the latest in a long line of facts about baleen whale life linked to how they respond to killer whales. ...
Winnipeg Free Press8d
Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators: research
Branch said his findings are just the latest in a long line of facts about baleen whale life linked to how they respond to killer whales. “Killer whale predation drives all kinds of aspects of ...