- Unlocking the Secrets of Female Common Dolphin Reproduction in New Zealand https://whalescientists.com/common-dolphins-new-zealand/ 3 comments science
- Scientists revealed the diets of 200 killer whales across the North Atlantic in unprecedented detail. All they needed was a piece of skin and blubber from the whales and some prey samples. They found a high level of individual specialization and different feeding techniques across the ocean. https://whalescientists.com/killer-whales-north-atlantic-diets/ 11 comments science
- Scientists looked at the DNA of Shark Bay Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. The level of methylation in the DNA was used as an “epigenetic clock” to estimate the age of 165 dolphins. This model can now be used in other lesser known populations of Indo-Pacific dolphins. https://whalescientists.com/dolphin-age-dna-methylation/ 3 comments science
- A new paper encourages people to stop calling North Atlantic killer whales “type 1” and “type 2”. These two types were defined more than a decade ago based on a small number of individuals. https://whalescientists.com/north-atlantic-killer-whales/ 17 comments science
- New research suggests dolphin infanticide in Japan https://whalescientists.com/dolphin-infanticide/ 6 comments science
- A new study presented a method to reconstruct killer whales’ diets using the lipid composition of their blubber. This new method may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of killer whale diets as they gradually invade the Arctic due to climate change. https://whalescientists.com/killer-whales-diets/ 4 comments science
- Scientists from New Zealand estimated that baleen whales ingested 3 million micro plastics a day off Auckland. The study focusing on their fecal micro plastic concentrations determined that these whales also ingested plastics from their contaminated prey, krill. https://whalescientists.com/microplastics-whale-new-zealand/ 70 comments science
- New research confirms dolphins have a working clitoris and likely feel sexual pleasure https://whalescientists.com/dolphis-clitoris/ 12 comments science
- Humpback whale males escort females giving birth, but it can get chaotic for the calves. https://whalescientists.com/humpback-whale-giving-birth/ 9 comments science
- "If you are a big old male Weddell seal, the ladies will love you" – explains new peer-reviewed research on male Weddell seals sexual selection in Antarctica. https://whalescientists.com/big-old-male-weddell-seal/ 4 comments science
- This natural gas project threatens the survival of beluga whales in Quebec https://whalescientists.com/belugas-st-lawrence/ 28 comments worldnews
- Fresh news in the killer whale world, Surprise! (L-86) just gave birth! Since July 2020, three different Southern Resident Killer whales have given birth! This fantastic news raises spirits, considering the Southern Resident killer whale population is extremely endangered https://whalescientists.com/killer-whale-baby-boom/ 69 comments worldnews
- The Moskva was a large and powerful Russian icebreaker (a type of ship). In 1985 she herded around 2000 ice-entrapped belugas back to the open sea ... by playing classical music. Yes, you read that right! https://whalescientists.com/russian-ship-entrapped-belugas/ 3 comments russia