whales
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How Ancient Whales Turned Sound Into A Killing Tactic
Say hello to the “Echo Hunter”, a 27 million-year-old toothed whale that’s helping scientists understand how these ancient sea creatures evolved the ability to hear high-frequencies underwater, and then turn that ability into a killing technique.
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There May Be A Silver Lining To Those Dead Whales On UK Beaches
Last month, quite beachfront communities on both sides of the North Sea were rocked by the sight of sperm whales washing up dead on their shores. It was one of the largest strandings in recent history — but according to marine biologists, there may be an upside.
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Why Did NASA Take An Interest In The Sperm Whale’s Echolocation Organ?
The sperm whale has an internal organ that has been of much interest to scientists for decades. What’s surprising is that it’s not biologists who are interested in it. The people studying this ocean traveller are people who want to travel through space.
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Sperm Whale Clans Speak Different Dialects
We humans pride ourselves on our cultural diversity, but we’re not the only creatures that form unique societies. Turns out, two clans of sperm whales living near the Galápagos Islands speak different dialects — offering yet more evidence that animals have culture, too.