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 ...
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Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
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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, ...
Can a whale swallow a human? Here’s why you need not worry
There are mainly two families of whales: baleen whales and toothed whales. There are 14 species of baleen whales including ...
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How do whales avoid being detected by orcas? Their singing plays a role, study finds
Photo from John Towner, UnSplash Some baleen whale species are capable of evading orcas — their only known predators — by using stealth-like communication, according to new research.
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Some whales sing low enough to be ’acoustically invisible’ to killer whales: research
New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Killer ...
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Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators, research suggests
New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Killer ...