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Humpback whales have been observed to cooperatively hunt benthic sand lance (fish) in low-light conditions, with one whale swimming at the bottom to flush out the sand lance and drive them into the mouths of one to three co-hunters who have positioned themselves along the track followed by the first whale.

Summary: https://www.iflscience.com/clever-girl-humpback-whales-recorded-feeding-cooperatively-at-night-in-an-entirely-new-way-84220

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-026-03770-0

#Science #Nature #Whales #AnimalBehavior

Humpback whales have been observed to cooperatively hunt benthic sand lance (fish) in low-light conditions, with one whale swimming at the bottom to flush out the sand lance and drive them into the mouths of one to three co-hunters who have positioned themselves along the track followed by the first whale.

Summary: https://www.iflscience.com/clever-girl-humpback-whales-recorded-feeding-cooperatively-at-night-in-an-entirely-new-way-84220

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-026-03770-0

#Science #Nature #Whales #AnimalBehavior

Rare moment humpback whale gives birth captured by drone off Australian coast – video

A drone pilot has captured what is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world, and the first ever documented by drone. While conducting aerial observations of migrating humpback whales off the NSW north coast for the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (Orrca), Alexander Forrest witnessed an adult female give birth in calm sea conditions, capturing the newborn calf's first moments of life, including its first breath and union with its mother

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2026/jul/29/humpback-whale-gives-birth-australia-nsw-drone-video

#Whales #Australianews #Oceans #Wildlife #Animals #NewSouthWales #TheGuardian #

Photographer Captures Nearly 300 Humpback Whales Gathered in the Same Spot https://petapixel.com/2026/07/28/photographer-captures-nearly-300-humpback-whales-gathered-in-the-same-spot/ #humpbackwhales #humpbackwhale #chrisfallows #conservation #southafrica #marinelife #Spotlight #whaling #whales

Photographer Captures Nearly 300 Humpback Whales Gathered in the Same Spot https://petapixel.com/2026/07/28/photographer-captures-nearly-300-humpback-whales-gathered-in-the-same-spot/ #humpbackwhales #humpbackwhale #chrisfallows #conservation #southafrica #marinelife #Spotlight #whaling #whales

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California https://phys.org/news/2026-07-whales-hungry-pelicans-marine-california.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Pinnipeds #SeaLions #Dolphins #ElNiño

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California https://phys.org/news/2026-07-whales-hungry-pelicans-marine-california.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Pinnipeds #SeaLions #Dolphins #ElNiño

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-wild-rescue-mission-that-took-4-beluga-whales-to-chicago/

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-wild-rescue-mission-that-took-4-beluga-whales-to-chicago/

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🫧 Sperm #whales blow bubbles to keep from floating up while napping vertically in the #water. Researchers monitored 42 whales off #Norway’s #Lofoten Islands with suction-cup recording devices.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-bubbles-sleep/

#spermwhales #marinebiology #animals #behavior #ocean #science #cetaceans #sleep #biology #nature

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🫧 Sperm #whales blow bubbles to keep from floating up while napping vertically in the #water. Researchers monitored 42 whales off #Norway’s #Lofoten Islands with suction-cup recording devices.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-bubbles-sleep/

#spermwhales #marinebiology #animals #behavior #ocean #science #cetaceans #sleep #biology #nature

Nearly 300 humpback whales were seen in a rare ‘supergroup’ that shows their recovery

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/824187/

Nearly 300 humpback whales were seen in a rare ‘supergroup’ that shows their recovery

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/824187/

Nearly 300 humpback whales were seen in a rare ‘supergroup’ that shows their recovery

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #2024-2026Mideastwars #Africa #AlexVogel #Animals #ChrisFallows #Climateandenvironment #Generalnews #iran #Iranwar #MiddleEast #MoniqueFallows #Science #SouthAfrica #Whales #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/784938/

This humpback whale hunting strategy has been out of sight — until now

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humpback-whale-hunting-seafloor

#nature #wildlife #whales

This humpback whale hunting strategy has been out of sight — until now

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humpback-whale-hunting-seafloor

#nature #wildlife #whales

Sperm whales blow bubbles to achieve restful, vertical sleep https://phys.org/news/2026-07-sperm-whales-restful-vertical.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Sperm whales blow bubbles to achieve restful, vertical sleep https://phys.org/news/2026-07-sperm-whales-restful-vertical.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Diuen que és el dia mundial dels cetacis…

#tetrabrikprints #printmaking #recycle #alternativeprintmaking #balenes #artwork #art #tetrabrik #whales

Diuen que és el dia mundial dels cetacis…

#tetrabrikprints #printmaking #recycle #alternativeprintmaking #balenes #artwork #art #tetrabrik #whales

Two whales swim near the shoreline in the San Jorge gulf, southern Argentina. The gulf’s nutrient-rich waters, abundant in krill and small crustaceans and fish, have attracted southern right whales, sei whales and, more recently, blue whales. Researchers are describing their return as a significant sign of ecological recovery following decades of commercial whaling.

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

#photography
#conservation
#whales
#Argentina

Two whales swim near the shoreline in the San Jorge gulf, southern Argentina. The gulf’s nutrient-rich waters, abundant in krill and small crustaceans and fish, have attracted southern right whales, sei whales and, more recently, blue whales. Researchers are describing their return as a significant sign of ecological recovery following decades of commercial whaling.

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

#photography
#conservation
#whales
#Argentina

"Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover"

#Whales #Animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti

"Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover"

#Whales #Animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti

23-Jul-2026
Blowing bubbles helps #spermWhales #sleep soundly beneath the waves

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134562

#science #behaviour #whales #marineBiology

23-Jul-2026
Blowing bubbles helps #spermWhales #sleep soundly beneath the waves

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134562

#science #behaviour #whales #marineBiology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦇🧠 A 2021 study found #blind and sighted people can learn click #echolocation in just 10 weeks.

Follow up scans by #Durham University researchers showed structural changes in the #brain’s visual cortex. A separate 2025 study examined how 30 million years of echolocation #evolution shaped dolphin and whale brains.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-echolocate-and-it-changes-the-wiring-of-the-brain

#neuroplasticity #science #biology #humanbody #sound #adaptation #learning #neuroscience #dolphins #whales #disability #humans #animals #bats

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦇🧠 A 2021 study found #blind and sighted people can learn click #echolocation in just 10 weeks.

Follow up scans by #Durham University researchers showed structural changes in the #brain’s visual cortex. A separate 2025 study examined how 30 million years of echolocation #evolution shaped dolphin and whale brains.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-echolocate-and-it-changes-the-wiring-of-the-brain

#neuroplasticity #science #biology #humanbody #sound #adaptation #learning #neuroscience #dolphins #whales #disability #humans #animals #bats

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋💥 Researchers in the Gulf of #California filmed orcas ramming dead #sunfish so hard the carcasses exploded.

The high impact strategy breaks #food into smaller pieces for juveniles and may also serve as #play. The sunfish’s rudder like tail seems to make a convenient handle for the #orcas to hold while striking.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/orcas-team-up-to-ram-sunfish-until-they-explode/

#marine #science #animals #behavior #ethology #mammals #whales #predator #prey #ocean

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋💥 Researchers in the Gulf of #California filmed orcas ramming dead #sunfish so hard the carcasses exploded.

The high impact strategy breaks #food into smaller pieces for juveniles and may also serve as #play. The sunfish’s rudder like tail seems to make a convenient handle for the #orcas to hold while striking.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/orcas-team-up-to-ram-sunfish-until-they-explode/

#marine #science #animals #behavior #ethology #mammals #whales #predator #prey #ocean

Just sportin' my Operation Gulf Guardians shirt sent directly to me by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. Doing everything in their power to protect the Florida/Gulf native Rice's Whale which has my full support. If you care about the wellbeing of Florida, whales or the whales of Florida. Their cause is of infinite importance.

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https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/operation-gulf-guardians/

#whales #cetaceans #wildlife

Just sportin' my Operation Gulf Guardians shirt sent directly to me by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. Doing everything in their power to protect the Florida/Gulf native Rice's Whale which has my full support. If you care about the wellbeing of Florida, whales or the whales of Florida. Their cause is of infinite importance.

SUPPORT//
https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/operation-gulf-guardians/

#whales #cetaceans #wildlife

Sperm whales blow bubbles to help them nap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-bubbles-sleep/

Sperm whales blow bubbles to help them nap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-bubbles-sleep/

Endangered #rightwhales could wait almost a decade for new #US protections
New protections for endangered right #whales in #Atlantic postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington with support of fishing and lobster industries.
Environmentalists say this could spell end for the vanishing whales, which can drown after getting tangled up in fishing gear or being struck by boats. There are only about 380 #NorthAtlantic right whales left.
https://apnews.com/article/right-whales-fishing-seafood-lobster-f84bc73f061ced0fffbef408caf947d8

Endangered #rightwhales could wait almost a decade for new #US protections
New protections for endangered right #whales in #Atlantic postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington with support of fishing and lobster industries.
Environmentalists say this could spell end for the vanishing whales, which can drown after getting tangled up in fishing gear or being struck by boats. There are only about 380 #NorthAtlantic right whales left.
https://apnews.com/article/right-whales-fishing-seafood-lobster-f84bc73f061ced0fffbef408caf947d8

4 Beluga Whales from Shuttered Canadian Park Arrive at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium After Rescue (LOOK)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4-beluga-whales-from-shuttered-canadian-park-arrive-at-chicagos-shedd-aquarium-after-rescue-look/

4 Beluga Whales from Shuttered Canadian Park Arrive at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium After Rescue (LOOK)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4-beluga-whales-from-shuttered-canadian-park-arrive-at-chicagos-shedd-aquarium-after-rescue-look/

⟦Ferri et al.⟧ Assessing Cetacean Biodiversity and Vessel Presence in a Poorly Explored Marine Protected Area of the Comoros Archipelago Through a Single Fixed‐Acoustic Sensor https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70236?af=R 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Whales

⟦Ferri et al.⟧ Assessing Cetacean Biodiversity and Vessel Presence in a Poorly Explored Marine Protected Area of the Comoros Archipelago Through a Single Fixed‐Acoustic Sensor https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70236?af=R 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Whales

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋⚓ Sperm whales near #Dominica shorten their click sequences and shift their vowel-like #sounds when #ships are present, according to researchers from #ProjectCETI and #UCBerkeley.

The team analyzed over 1,000 codas from 15 #whales over four years, finding that rhythm and click timing best predict nearby #vessels. The findings add to efforts to decode whale #language and understand how human noise affects #marine life.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-change-communication-ships/

#spermwhales #cetaceans #animals #communication #bioacoustics #science #conservation #mammals #animalbehavior #linguistics #research

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋⚓ Sperm whales near #Dominica shorten their click sequences and shift their vowel-like #sounds when #ships are present, according to researchers from #ProjectCETI and #UCBerkeley.

The team analyzed over 1,000 codas from 15 #whales over four years, finding that rhythm and click timing best predict nearby #vessels. The findings add to efforts to decode whale #language and understand how human noise affects #marine life.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-change-communication-ships/

#spermwhales #cetaceans #animals #communication #bioacoustics #science #conservation #mammals #animalbehavior #linguistics #research

Sperm #whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti "are whales talking about the ships, or is it an impact on their voices because the ships are around?"

Sperm #whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti "are whales talking about the ships, or is it an impact on their voices because the ships are around?"

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game
By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/orcas-ramming-prey-hard-explodes-playing-game

#Marinelife #UKnews #Whales #Animals #Environment #Worldnews #Wildlife #Science #TheGuardian #HannahDevlinSciencecorrespondent

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/orcas-ramming-prey-hard-explodes-playing-game #MarineLife #UkNews #Whales #Animals #Environment #WorldNews #Wildlife #Science

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/orcas-ramming-prey-hard-explodes-playing-game #MarineLife #UkNews #Whales #Animals #Environment #WorldNews #Wildlife #Science

Orcas smash dead sunfish into bite-sized pieces

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/orca-whales-smash-sunfish-explode/

Orcas smash dead sunfish into bite-sized pieces

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/orca-whales-smash-sunfish-explode/

These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-whales-are-the-only-ones-that-flip-upside-down-now-we-know-why/

#nature #wildlife #whales

These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-whales-are-the-only-ones-that-flip-upside-down-now-we-know-why/

#nature #wildlife #whales

When ships are nearby, sperm whales change their calls

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sperm-whale-communication-near-ships

#nature #wildlife #whales

When ships are nearby, sperm whales change their calls

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sperm-whale-communication-near-ships

#nature #wildlife #whales

Endangered right whales are unlikely to get new protections

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (A…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/778461/

This #humpbackwhale hunting strategy has been out of sight — until now
The hunting party consists of two to four #humpack #whales arrive simultaneously at the bottom of the #ocean and roll to their sides while moving closer to one another. They orient head-to-head and open their mouths nearly synchronously to capture #sandlance — small, eel-like fish that typically burrow or school along the sandy seafloor at night.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humpback-whale-hunting-seafloor
https://archive.ph/9zuka

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
By Emma Bryce

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti

#Cetaceans #Whales #Dominica #Zoology #Biology #Americas #Caribbean #Environment #Marinelife #Wildlife #Science #Worldnews #TheGuardian #EmmaBryce

Sperm whales change how they communicate when ships are nearby

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whales-change-communication-ships/