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Killer whales spotted grooming each other with seaweed
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» PARIS - Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced on Monday, saying it was the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.
Orcas, dolphins stuck in closed French marine park
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» PARIS — Two orcas, Wikie and Keijo, and 12 dolphins are stuck in a shuttered French Riviera marine park after Spanish authorities refused to let them move to their country, an official said on Thursday.
Australia begins euthanising stranded false killer whales
Published on 20/02/2025
» SYDNEY - Dozens of false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised after bad weather and the isolated location hampered efforts to push them back into the waters, Australian authorities said on Thursday.
Over 150 false killer whales stranded on Australian beach
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2025
» SYDNEY — More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania, with rescue crews trying to save most of the large dolphins that survived the ordeal, authorities said on Wednesday.
Pygmy killer whales rescued in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/08/2024
» PHUKET - Three pygmy killer whales — a rarely seen type of oceanic dolphin — were rescued after they were found in a mangrove forest in Thalang district of this island province on Saturday morning.
Pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2024
» A pod of about 10 killer whales were reported trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, local officials said.
Grandma chimps offer clues for evolution of menopause in humans
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Humans and some whales are the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce.
Snooping at a 'spy' beluga whale
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/06/2023
» Hvaldimir, a domesticated beluga whale that has been spotted in Scandinavian waters for years, was seen recently off the coast of Sweden, prompting concern among researchers who worry he could be in danger, especially if people don't stay away from him.
Elephant seals big on power naps
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/06/2023
» It long seemed as if African elephants were the champions of the all-nighter. They can get by on about two hours of sleep. Other mammals need much more, like koalas (20 hours) or you (at least seven plus at least one strong cup of coffee).
Watch Apple TV's Extrapolations for the science, not the story
Life, Published on 10/04/2023
» Hollywood has long mined global warming to create terrifying scenarios of apocalyptic futures. Some of these aren't very realistic. Others are all preaching and no teaching. But the new Apple TV series Extrapolations takes a different, more science-steeped approach -- the episodes cascade through the future of this century, using real scientific projections and computer-generated special effects to show how global warming might play out under the most likely scenario.