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

    #ProjectJonah :pj: today responded to a mass #stranding of #pilotwhales in Golden Bay.

    Local medics worked alongside the community and Department of Conservation rangers.

    #whales #MassStranding #Aotearoa

    #projectjonah #stranding #pilotwhales #whales #massstranding #aotearoa
  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