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  1. John :af: :60: :05: :12: :GP: @[email protected] ·

    Race to save #whales in #Tasmania mass #stranding.

    Tasmanian Govt said 157 #falsekillerwhales had beached near #ArthurRiver, in the state’s north west.

    Conservation experts & vets at the site estimate about 90 of the animals - which witnesses say include juveniles - are still alive. They are planning an operation to return them to sea. #auspol

    bbc.com/news/articles/cd7e38py.

    #whales #tasmania #stranding #falsekillerwhales #arthurriver #auspol
  2. Lukas VFN 🇪🇺 @[email protected] ·

    Clues for the #evolution of #menopause in whales — and humans?
    npr.org/2024/03/22/1198909539/

    The evolution of menopause in #ToothedWhales nature.com/articles/s41586-024

    "menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We are one of the few #animals to experience it... There are five species of toothed #whales that undergo menopause — short-finned #PilotWhales, #FalseKillerWhales, #KillerWhales, #narwhals and #belugas — making it the type of animal that is known to have evolved menopause most frequently."

    #evolution #menopause #toothedwhales #animals #whales #pilotwhales
  3. AutisticMumTo3 @[email protected] ·

    The only other mammals to go through the menopause live longer because of it | The Independent
    independent.co.uk/news/science

    #Menopause
    #Whales
    #ShortFinnedPilotWhales
    #FalseKillerWhales
    #Narwhals
    #Beluga
    #BelugaWhales
    #Grandmothers
    #Babysitting
    #FoodSharing
    #LeverhulmeTrust
    #NaturalEnviromentResearchCouncil
    #NERC

    #menopause #whales #shortfinnedpilotwhales #falsekillerwhales #narwhals #beluga