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Tag: baleen whales

The Great Whale Conveyor Belt
Ecology

The Great Whale Conveyor Belt

Whales don’t just migrate—they fertilize the sea as they go!
June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Claire Lacey
Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales
Ecology Human impacts

Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales

How do you test the hearing of a creature the size of a bus in the vast, noisy ocean? With…
December 11, 2024December 10, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Southern Right Whales Go for a Dive
Behavior

Southern Right Whales Go for a Dive

How tiny animals are directing whale behavior, and why to protect both!
June 28, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
Summertime skincare: bowhead whales use rocks to help peel off molting skin
Biology

Summertime skincare: bowhead whales use rocks to help peel off molting skin

Whale summer skin care? Yes, it really is a thing. Read on to learn how bowhead whales in the eastern…
January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 Anna Robuck
Biology Chemistry Coastal Management

Whale earwax: a hearing aid & time capsule

How is whale earwax essential to whales, and how can it help whale conservation? Read more to find out!
January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 Megan Chen

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