#spermwhale — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #spermwhale, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦈✈️ On August 16, 2026, #NewEngland #Aquarium scientists flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument logged more than 2,000 #animals across 15 species southeast of #CapeCod.
The count included 11 #whale #sharks, some 1,800 #dolphins, an endangered #spermwhale, and a #humpback. Researchers called the #diversity a marker of #habitat value, noting recent #policy changes now allow commercial #fishing there.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/over-2000-animals-spotted-off-the-coast-of-cape-cod/
#whaleshark #marinebiology #biology #ocean #conservation #dolphins #mantaray #science #endangeredspecies #endangered #fieldwork
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The oldest whales in the ocean were alive before 'Moby-Dick' and have the harpoons to prove it
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/whales-older-than-moby-dick-ex1
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Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient #Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever
In their new analysis #paleontologist concluded that #Perucetus probably weighed 60 to 70 tons, which would have made it about the size of a #spermwhale, was certainly big, but not as big as today’s #bluewhale. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/science/giant-whale-perucetus.html
No Paywall: https://archive.ph/fccQ8