Humpback whales' use of memory to time their migration could prove less effective amid climate change
A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time ...
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28 humpback whales sited off Hawai‘i Island during final day of statewide coordinated annual count
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count collected data from Maui and Lānaʻi. Volunteers ...
29-foot-long humpback whale found dead on South Carolina 'met some trauma' before death
After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was "unable to be towed back to" the beach due to shallow water.
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Whales in hot water: Will climate change disrupt their migration?
Humpback whales use memory and ocean cues to guide migration, but climate change may disrupt this strategy, warns researchers ...
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Maui leads in whale sightings statewide
Maui led Hawai‘i with 307 sightings during the Pacific Whale Foundation’s Great Whale Count on the last Saturday in March.
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See the Moment a Huge Humpback Whale Surfaces and “Engulfs” Kayakers – And They Live to Tell the Tale
The ocean is an incredible ... boats for a closer look. Humpback whales live in oceans worldwide, with the largest populations in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, Indian, and Southern (Antarctic ...
Whale pee transports thousands of tonnes of vital nutrients around the world’s oceans, study finds
The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales - including right whales, gray whales, and humpbacks - transport around ...
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.