500 whales stranded in Tasmania – indigenous elders are best guides to understanding this tragedy
It's time to listen to warnings from the people of the Pacific.
Oct. 2, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: marine-biology whales dolphins cetaceans marine-conservation tasmania pacific indigenous-knowledge whale-stranding maori-culture pacific-islanders
Mysterious beaked whale smashes mammal diving record
A Cuvier's beaked whale stays under water for almost four hours, leaving scientists puzzled.
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: whales whale-and-dolphin-strandings
Young dolphins pick friends with purpose
Dolphins don't just randomly choose their friends. Like some people, they pick childhood pals that will set them up for success as adults.
July 31, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: relationships friends dolphins science-and-technology social-lives
With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a specialized drone to help us study dolphins in the wild
Wild dolphins are fast, smart and hard to study, but it is important to understand how human actions affect their health. So we are building a drone to sample hormones from the blowholes of dolphins.
July 1, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: robots hormones marine-biology drones whales bermuda dolphins dolphin stress-hormones marine-mammals innovation-and-invention
Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphins
Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
March 26, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: human-evolution archaeology neanderthals animals dolphins
Wales a haven for wildlife - but for how long?
It is one of Europe's "best wildlife secrets" and home to unique and unusual species.
Jan. 25, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: environment conservation birds bees nature reptiles animals wildlife wildlife-conservation snakes bats amphibians puffins seals dolphins spiders rspb wolves natural-resources-wales cardiff maesteg swansea st-fagans cardigan ospreys merthyr-tydfil aberystwyth slugs menai-bridge skewen bala new-quay aberdyfi snails caerphilly guillemots razorbills snowdon toads
First stranded Orca found in almost 20 years in the Wash
The dead 15ft (4.5m) long juvenile killer whale was found on the coast of Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
Jan. 14, 2020 • ~1 min
Tags: marine-biology whales zoological-society-of-london whale-and-dolphin-strandings
'Toxic chemical cocktail' passed to baby porpoises
Potent chemicals are unwittingly passed down from mother to calf, according to a UK study.
Dec. 3, 2019 • ~3 min
Tags: environment pollution oceans dolphins
Sperm whale dies with 100kg 'litter ball' in its stomach
Fishing nets and rope were among the debris found inside the whale which stranded on the Isle of Harris.
Dec. 2, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: plastic-pollution whales whale-and-dolphin-strandings isle-of-harris
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