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☆ 2 male humpback whales photographed having sex in scientific breakthrough
  + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Two humpback whales were photographed having sex for the first time, a new study said. Both of the humpback whales were male, the study added. AdvertisementTwo humpback whales were photographed having sex for the first time, a new study published in the journal Marine Mammal Science said. The image, which was captured off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, also marked the first documented case of sexual activity between two male humpback whales, per the study. It was captured in 2022 when a private boat observed two humpback whales "interacting with each other" and slowly circling it.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Mammal Science, Business Locations: Maui, Hawaii
☆ Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin
  + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
National Geographic said it captured the first footage of killer whales rubbing up against an iceberg. AdvertisementOrcas living in the freezing waters of Antarctica have been captured in footage rubbing up against icebergs in what could be an innovative skincare technique. AdvertisementLike humans, whales and dolphins typically shed their skin continuously, and most of them have no problem doing this in warmer waters. The study found that some antarctic killer whales make an essentially nonstop, nearly 7,000-mile migration to warmer waters that takes six to eight weeks. While the reasons whales migrate remain a mystery, the study argued the evidence suggests "deferred skin molt could be the main driver of long-distance migration for antarctic killer whales."
Persons: —, Robert Pitman, Pitman, Andrew Trites Organizations: Service, National Geographic, Newsweek, Mammal, Oregon State, Mammal Institute, Pacific Northwest, Northern, Marine Mammal Research, University of British Locations: Antarctica, molting, Pacific, British Colombia, Canada, University of British Columbia
☆ An orca pod has been harassing and killing porpoises for decades — but they don't eat them. Scientists still don't know why.
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
But oddly enough, the killer whales don't eat the animals. Orcas are killing porpoises but not eating themFrom 1962 to 2020, researchers recorded and studied 78 episodes of Southern Resident Killer Whales harassing and, in many cases, killing multiple types of porpoises. They lead the majority of their lives in a group setting, in pods of up to 20 other killer whales, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The orcas' choice not to eat the porpoises was consistent with what Marino had seen in her years in the field. And sometimes they show them how to do it and then they don't actually eat the animal," she said.
Persons: —, Eric Lowenbach, Lori Marino, Martin Ruegner, Marino, We've, orcas, Serge Melesean, Deborah Giles, Giles Organizations: Service, Southern, Mammal, British Columbia, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Newsweek Locations: Pacific, North Pacific, Washington , Oregon, British, Mayotte, France
☆ Orcas observed devouring the tongue of a blue whale just before it dies in first documented hunt of the largest animal on the planet
  + stars: | 2022-01-29 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A study from Australia is the first to scientifically document blue whales' killings by orcas. Orcas were observed devouring the nutrient-rich tongues of the giant blue whales. It includes details of how the killer whales swam inside the mouth of the enormous whales to eat their nutritionally rich tongue just before they died. A few weeks later, the next attack occurred when a blue whale calf was targeted. The final attack recorded by the study was on a 45-foot-long blue whale, chased for 15 miles in a 90-minute hunt.
Persons: orcas, Orcas, —, Jeff Foott, Robert Pitman, It's Organizations: Service, Mammal, Cetrec WA, Oregon State, Mammal Institute, Geographic Locations: Australia, Western Australia
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