Researchers redescribed the killer whale amphipod Orcinocyamus orcini from a stranded orca in East Java and produced the species' first COI DNA sequences. Scientists have redescribed Orcinocyamus orcini, a tiny whale-louse amphipod found only on killer whales, using specimens collected…
Using more appropriate brain indices and less error-prone statistical methods, the researchers showed that carnivores do exhibit a quantitative social brain relationship. More strikingly, carnivores map directly onto the primate socio-cognitive grades, dividing between loose sociality and bonded sociality in…
Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, unquestionably the most dominant members of the animal kingdom.
Using a new conceptual evolutionary model, investigators have reviewed the debated mechanism of speciation, suggesting that competition and a struggle for the existence are not the main drivers of evolution. This research points out the importance of avoidance of competition,…
Staff at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Species Branch prepare annual reports on the results on their analyses and injury determinations for marine mammals interacting with humans. Marine Mammal Mortality and Serious Injury Reports The latest technical memorandums can…
Forecasters usually rely on ships and satellites to predict hurricanes, but researchers at the University of Delaware are turning to an unexpected ally: sharks. Scientists have long relied on expensive oceanographic vessels and satellites to monitor the oceans, but predicting…
Shark fin demand is the leading cause of this, followed by commercial fishing trawlers accidentally trapping sharks. Zola spotted the Megamouth when she was on an expedition in Taiwan with the Deep Blue Research Foundation. This expedition was the first…
Eastern Australian humpback whales reach nearly their full adult size remarkably quickly, a new Griffith University-led study has found, as shown by the first contemporary growth curves for this recovering whale population. The research, led by Griffith University PhD Candidate…
image: The study's findings suggested eastern Australian humpback whales grew faster than other humpback whale populations studied elsewhere in the world. view more Credit: Pacific Whale Foundation Eastern Australian humpback whales reach nearly their full adult size remarkably quickly, a…
Fort Bragg Advocate-News The Noyo Center for Marine Science recently celebrated a milestone in Mendocino County history on Sunday, October 18, with their “Homecoming 2026: Whale House Ribbon Cutting and Fall Fundraiser,” welcoming the community to visit the new Whale House LaBONEatory…
Marine mammals and sharks studied by scientists: whale song and migration, orcas, dolphins, seals and the biology of sharks.
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