Oil spill from sunken Russian tankers kills over 60 whales and marine mammals in the Black Sea
The ecological catastrophe began December 15, when two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239, sank ...
How long can right whales live? Study extends their lifespan estimate
Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered ...
The Bowhead Whale Survives Icy Waters and Killer Whale Attacks
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...
Scientific American8d
Some of These Whales May Live to 150—Double the Age Previously Thought
Bowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN7d
Whales may survive for more than 130 years, almost doubling previous estimates
A new study has revealed that right whales can live for more than 130 years, nearly double the previous estimates of their ...
Killer whale mom who carried her dead baby for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean gives birth to new calf
The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given ...
AFP on MSN2d
French marine park closes over law banning killer whale shows
A French marine park on Sunday closed down definitively over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals, leaving ...
Gothamist8d
Whales wash ashore on Long Island beaches amid rising marine mammal deaths
Juvenile humpback and minke whales were discovered in separate incidents at Roosevelt Beach and Tobay Beach as experts ...
sciencenorway6d
Was Hvaldimir the whale really trained by the Russian military?
Since the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the USA have trained belugas and dolphins to defend bases and submarines. Hvaldimir might have been one of them before he escaped.