Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
Critically Endangered Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP)- Koala and Curlew, two North Atlantic Right Whales, were recently spotted in the Gulf—an ...
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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, while those that travel solo and are more prone to flight include blue, fin, ...
The Current10d
Right whales face uncertain future, but research continues
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has abandoned plans to expand a vessel speed rule aimed at ...
PBS9d
Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds — on Film
Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures ... Typically, kilowatts are quiet when they're searching for prey because sound travels incredibly well in water. And so they could alert ...
Houston Chronicle8d
Texas scientists are on the lookout for 2 rare whales in the Gulf
Heidi Whitehead, director of the TMMSN, said the last time the rescue documented North Atlantic right whales off the Texas coast was on Jan. 16, 2006, when a female identified as "Boomerang" in ...
USA Today9d
A pair of whales are making a baffling journey along the US Gulf Coast
A pair of adult female right whales, Koala and Curlew, have mystified researchers this winter as they cruised south along the Florida coast, then made a surprise appearance this week off Alabama ...
Science Daily7d
Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...