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Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive
The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.
Rafter Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile, as His Father Films
Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.
El País in English8d
Whale songs follow the laws of human languages
Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...
The ‘52-Hertz Whale’ Is The Loneliest Animal In The World—Here’s What We Know
Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.
Interesting Engineering on MSN13d
Might of the wild: Here are the 8 largest mammals on Earth
From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.
Can a whale swallow a human? Here’s why you need not worry
There are mainly two families of whales: baleen whales and toothed whales. There are 14 species of baleen whales including ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators, research suggests
New research finds male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if ...
HowStuffWorks on MSN6d
This Is the Biggest Whale, by Length and by Weight
One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...