Dolphin and Whale News

Posted January 21, 2011:

• Monk Seal and Hump-Backed Dolphin Are Threatened by Fishing Activities Off Coast of Mauritania

Posted January 17, 2011:

• Oil Giant Plans New Platform Near Feeding Ground of Critically Endangered Whale

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Colossal Fossil: Museum's New Whale Skeleton Represents Decades of Research
• Loss of Arctic Ice May Promote Hybrid Marine Mammals

Posted December 15, 2010:

• Dolphin by-Catch Includes Genetic Relatives

Posted December 9, 2010:

• Blue Whale-Sized Mouthfuls Make Foraging Super Efficient

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Pacific Sperm Whales Exposed to PAHs, Pesticides, Other Pollutants

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Fleshing out the Life Histories of Dead Whales

Posted November 24, 2010:

• Whale Sharks Use Geometry to Avoid Sinking

Posted November 19, 2010:

• Understanding the Vulnerable Northern Bottlenose Whale

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Sonar Inspired by Dolphins: New Kind of Underwater Device Can Detect Objects Through Bubble Clouds

Posted November 9, 2010:

• Sunburnt Whales: Three Species Show Signs of Sun Damage to Skin

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Giant Sperm Whale from the Miocene Period Discovered in Peru

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Whale Poop Pumps Up Ocean Health

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Ocean Acidification Poses Little Threat to Whales’ Hearing, Study Suggests

Posted September 29, 2010:

• First Genetic Evidence for Loss of Teeth in the Common Ancestor of Baleen Whales

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Critically Endangered Whales May Be Fleeing Russian Oil and Gas Boom, Observers Fear

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Researchers Develop Simulation to Better Understand the Effects of Sound on Marine Life

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Thar She Blows! Novel Method for Collecting Dolphin DNA

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Whale Sharks May Produce Many Litters from One Mating, Paternity Test Shows

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Blue Whales Align the Pitch of Their Songs With Extreme Accuracy, Study Finds

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Lone Whales Shout to Overcome Noise

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Killer Whales and the Mystery of Human Menopause

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Impacts of Chilean Salmon Farms on Coastal Ecosystem Discovered Accidentally

Posted June 9, 2010:

• Dolphins Use Diplomacy in Their Communication, Biologists Find

Posted May 28, 2010:

• How Whales Have Changed Over 35 Million Years

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Several Different Species of Killer Whales Likely

Posted April 20, 2010:

• Bone-Eating Worms 30 Million Years Old

Posted April 13, 2010:

• DNA Analysis Suggests Whale Meat from Sushi Restaurants in L.A., Seoul Originated from Japan

Posted April 9, 2010:

• Something's Wrong With Right Whales

Posted March 24, 2010:

• Rodeo Bull Goes Head-to-Head With Zoo Dolphins in a Study of Balance

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Thrill-Seeking Holidaymakers May Be Putting Dolphins at Risk
• Jaws -- 4 Million BC: How an Extinct Shark Attacked Its Prey

Posted February 19, 2010:

• Link Between Marine Algae and Whale Diversity Over Last 30 Million Years, Study Finds

Posted February 18, 2010:

• Dolphins' Health Shed Light on Human and Ocean Health
• Dolphins Could Be Ideal Model to Study Human Cervical Cancer, Veterinarians Say
• Dolphin Cognitive Abilities Raise Ethical Questions, Says Emory Neuroscientist

Posted February 4, 2010:

• Commercial Fishing Endangers Dolphin Populations, New Study Finds

Posted January 25, 2010:

• In Bats and Whales, Convergence in Echolocation Ability Runs Deep

Posted January 14, 2010:

• Genetic Analysis Disputes Increase in Antarctic Minke Whales

Posted December 29, 2009:

• New Acoustic Tools May Reduce Ship Strikes on Whales

Posted December 22, 2009:

• Australian Fossil Unlocks Secrets to the Origin of Whales

Posted December 16, 2009:

• Zoning the Ocean May Help Endangered Whales to Recover

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Story of 4.5-Million-Year-Old Whale Found in Spain

Posted December 9, 2009:

• Pitch of Blue Whale Songs Is Declining Around the World, Scientists Discover

Posted November 27, 2009:

• Ecologists Sound out New Solution for Monitoring Cryptic Species

Posted November 24, 2009:

• How Might Navy Sonar Affect Hearing of Whales and Other Marine Animals?

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Bizarre Lives of Bone-Eating Worms

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Whales Are Polite Conversationalists: Rhythms Can Be Spotted In Ocean's Chatter

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Whale-Sized Genetic Study Largest Ever For Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks

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