Whales: Facts about the largest animals on Earth
Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...
Whale Pee Is Good for the Ocean, Study Finds
A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.
Whales sing more when they have full stomachs, study finds. ‘Window into their lives’
The finding indicates whale songs could serve as a barometer for their overall health, the study said. ‘It is a window into their lives.’ ...
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Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows
New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...
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Decade of Safer Ship Speeds Has Made a Whale of a Positive Impact
Results show that the 10th annual season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS) in 2024 reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to ...
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Voluntary slow zone in place off Outer Banks after more North Atlantic right whales sighted
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com NOAA Fisheries has announced a voluntary slow zone has been implemented off the Outer Banks after ...
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How whales fuel ocean ecosystems with their pee, placentas, and carcasses
In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...
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10 Years of “Whale-Safer” Transits off California
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Results show that the 10th annual season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies ...
How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...
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Whales: The ocean’s giant gardeners
Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...
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Whales transport nutrients across entire ocean basins in their urine
New research has shown that whales ferry substantial quantities of nutrients for thousands of miles in their urine and other ...
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State wildlife officials issue urgent warning after discovery of dead whale: 'Exercise extreme caution'
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging fisheries to "exercise extreme caution" after finding a whale entangled ...