Orca whales have bad breath when they exhale. These bacteria that can cause infection may come from human waste.
It is presumed that the "oldest killer whale" known as Granny is dead. Researchers indicate that the whale is missing.
The study sought to answer how Blue Whales, the largest animal ever to exist, sustains its bulk.
The fossil dates to a time when whales seperated from their ancestors. Scientists have said it can help further understanding of whale evolution. The fossil was found in Santa Cruz Mountains.
Tiny plankton in the ocean are not just whale food, but they are also responsible for producing half of all the oxygen living organisms breathe on the planet.
Researchers from UBC found stretchy nerves in a whale specimen's jaw that could help them to take in enormous amounts of water and prey in a single gulp.
Varvara the whale nearly swam 14,000 miles from Russia to Mexico and back in just under six months.
Researchers inferred from the beaked whale's fossil that it swam upstream to reached elevated waters.
A new study claims that evolution and not random drift, is favoring large life forms in the sea.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
