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A whale beauty routine: Researchers document orcas using kelp for social grooming

Using drones, researchers observed southern resident killer whales using bull kelp in a behavior called 'allokelping'.

 Two killer whales engaging in "allokelping."
 Are humpback whales trying to communicate? Bubble rings may be key.

Are humpback whales trying to communicate? Bubble rings may be key

 A monster diet: Research reveals ancient marine predator ate more than just whales.

A monster diet: Research reveals ancient marine predator ate more than just whales

 Whale bone arch in Utqiagvik, Alaska at the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

Scientists date 20,000-year-old whale bone tools as earliest in Human history


Experts dismember beached 14.3-meter whale carcass to prevent bio-bomb risk

The heavy carcass, weighing approximately 10 to 15 tons, is being dismantled and dissected on Sylt.

 Experts dismember beached 14.3-meter whale carcass to prevent bio-bomb risk. Illustration.

Scientists discover 'language-like' patterns in humpback whale songs

"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale song," said Prof. Inbal Arnon from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 Scientists discover 'language-like' patterns in humpback whale songs.

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 during a storm in the Kerch Strait.

 Rocks on the coast of Atlesh of the Black Sea.

The loneliest journey: Humpback whale goes on 8,106 miles journey to find new breeding grounds

The male whale may be increasing its reproductive chances by mingling with other populations.

 In August 2022, a male humpback whale astonished marine scientists by appearing off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania.