| 单词 | cetacean |
| 例句 | New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are so many people who live and breathe cetaceans,” she said. ‘Blackfish’s’ director finds it hard to move on 2014-03-20T17:38:26Z And the Free Willy films showed a new awareness of the terrible fate of captive cetaceans – a sentiment the powerful 2013 documentary Blackfish rammed home. Thar she blows! Cinema's most spectacular whale hunts 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The nature doc "Dolphins: Spy in the Pod" gets up close and personal with sea creatures of the cetacean persuasion. TV This Week March 1 - 7: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' on Showtime 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z There's a narrator, there are electronic sounds, there's bestial - or rather cetacean - improvisation from the choir, there are football rattles and a whip, there's serialism, crunching dissonance, and loud-hailers. A guide to John Tavener's music 2013-02-19T16:15:03Z Nothing too dramatic on the cetacean front, unless you count porpoises leaping and zigzagging alongside the Aurora between Whittier and Cordova — which were glorious to behold, so I certainly do. Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man’s account of his ferry deck adventure 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z In the 18th century, it targeted whales, reducing northern hemisphere cetacean populations into isolated pockets of endangered species in order to make lamp oil and lubricants. Fool’s gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Researchers created a database of brain size, social structures and cultural behaviors across cetacean species. Among brainy sea creatures, killer whales are some of the smartest 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The mix of warm and cool ocean currents, variety of habitats and nutrient-rich waters suit cetaceans, and sightings are recorded year-round, though summer is best. On the whale trail: sealife spotting in the Outer Hebrides 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Conjoined twin porpoises caught in fishing net: In the Dutch nation, Rare conjoined-twin cetacean Born. Style Invitational Week 1235: The Sound of Science — a song parody contest 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z And it often does, whether it’s a friendly penguin, a seal fleeing a pod of hungry orcas or an intrigued cetacean. Antarctica cruises are booming. But can the continent handle it? 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Whales and dolphins — both members of the cetacean family — are among the brainiest beings. Among brainy sea creatures, killer whales are some of the smartest 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z In his new show, he focuses mostly on the cetacean world. ‘Sea Change’ and allusions to climate change among artworks at local galleries in January 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z As befits its subject, The Sea Inside has a broader, more protean remit, but Hoare's accounts of ravens or ecstatic monks always somehow find their way back to cetaceans. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare; Feral by George Monbiot – review 2013-06-03T07:00:04Z “The Wake of the Whale” is just as complex as it shows a hurtling railway engine with a decaying cetacean straddling its top and ragged garlands of greenery festooning its cow-catcher. Sarah McRae Morton’s painterly talents serve her vivid dreamscapes well 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Owen, in the middle of a seizure, conversing in dreamtime with the cetacean. Review | ‘Swimming With Whales’ explores deep feelings at 1st Stage 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Increasingly, and notwithstanding the unconscionable cruelty sometimes inflicted on smaller cetaceans by fishermen, whales are receiving more practical and effective protection than ever before. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare – review 2013-05-30T06:30:01Z Enormous in size, and definitely whale-like in their general shape, these creatures have unique anatomical characteristics that set them apart from cetaceans here on planet Earth. Creating the Exiled Sea Creature of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z They are perhaps the most thoroughly studied wild cetacean population in the world. Free Lolita! The remarkable story of a remarkable whale held captive for four decades 2014-04-06T10:58:00Z A study of 90 cetacean species published Monday found that those with larger brains exhibit more complex social structures and behaviors, with the killer whale and the sperm whale leading the way. Among brainy sea creatures, killer whales are some of the smartest 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Steadily the fins begin to gather and steer towards me, more and more, till I'm in an eddying mass of swooping, diving cetaceans. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare – review 2013-05-30T06:30:01Z TripAdvisor is extending its reach to now “no longer sell bookable experiences to attractions that continue to contribute to the captivity of future generations of cetaceans,” according to a press release. TripAdvisor stops selling tickets to SeaWorld, other facilities that breed or import whales and dolphins 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The seismic survey bounces sonic blasts off the seabed to identify potential gas deposits, a process that would be deafening to sound-sensitive cetaceans. Greenpeace urges Greece to scrap offshore gas drilling project because of impact on whales, dolphins 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Various cetacean species are known to inhabit the Hellenic Trench off Greece in the summer, but until now little has been known about their winter whereabouts. Endangered whales live in area earmarked for gas exploration 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Mexico agreed last week to expand by more than 60% a protection zone in the Gulf of California for vaquitas, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered cetacean. News at a glance: Endangered plants, diversity in clinical trials, and testing fusion reactor walls 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Just 1.5 meters in length, the vaquita is tiny compared with the blue whale, the largest cetacean, which extends more than 20 meters. Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The cetaceans get caught in the nets as bycatch. Vaquita porpoise faces extinction, warns whaling group 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Current environmental safeguards in place for the project limit prospection to the winter, to less impact whale and dolphin, or cetacean, breeding periods. Greenpeace urges Greece to scrap offshore gas drilling project because of impact on whales, dolphins 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Indeed, this primitive reptile has a lot of anatomical similarities to their highly intelligent cetacean counterparts. Ancient filter-feeding reptile had a freaky similarity with modern whales 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The alert, the IWC said, stems from its belief that a new mechanism is needed "to voice extinction concerns for an increasing range of cetacean species and populations." Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z All known cetaceans—whales, dolphins and porpoises—are carnivores, so the scientists assume the massive whale was, too. Bizarre-Looking Colossus Whale May Have Been Heaviest Animal Ever (Sorry, Blue Whales) 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z This characteristic, called pachyosteosclerosis, is absent in living cetaceans - the group including whales, dolphins and porpoises - but present in sirenians, another marine mammal group including manatees and dugongs. Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z But the survey published Thursday in the Endangered Species Research journal found that at least four species of cetaceans — including sperm whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales — were present in the area all year round. Greenpeace urges Greece to scrap offshore gas drilling project because of impact on whales, dolphins 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Using satellites, cetacean experts were able to track eight dolphins in their usual travel through the Peruvian Amazon river. Pink dolphins of the Amazon face fishing and dam risks: study 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z These militarized sea mammals are hardly the only cetaceans to make international news in 2023: Millions have watched in awe as orcas have attacked and even sunk ships near Europe. Ancient dolphin cousins with odd teeth hint at echolocation evolution 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “But it would be a first for a cetacean; that’s really weird.” Bizarre-Looking Colossus Whale May Have Been Heaviest Animal Ever (Sorry, Blue Whales) 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Other animals, including primates and other cetaceans, have also been observed to adopt new behaviors, which then spread through a social group. Why are killer whales going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts lately? Experts doubt it's revenge 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z A snaggletoothed cetacean that lived off the waters near New Zealand used teeth projected from its snout to stun prey, much as modern sawfish do. Australia’s Opportunities and Challenges on the Path to ‘Net Zero’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The fossil dolphin’s dentition was unlike anything seen in living cetaceans. This Extinct Dolphin Had Tusks That Fish Were Wise to Avoid 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z In the process, the paper has raised provocative new questions about the forebears to modern cetaceans — and highlighted the importance of maintaining comprehensive fossil records. Ancient dolphin cousins with odd teeth hint at echolocation evolution 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z The same whale-watching business spotted the cetaceans on three occasions: June 3, 4 and 9. A trio of sperm whales is spotted along the O.C. coast -- a rare sighting of the endangered mammal 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Others wonder if the unusually large pods of multi-ton cetaceans now appearing off the coasts of San Francisco, Monterey and Nantucket, Mass., may soon follow suit. Why are killer whales going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts lately? Experts doubt it's revenge 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The cetaceans, which can reach 56 feet in length, are a sight to behold, especially with their calves in tow. Birds With a Taste for Flesh Threaten Whale Calves 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The curious cetacean’s genus, Nihohae, is a combination of the Maori words for “teeth” and “slashing.” This Extinct Dolphin Had Tusks That Fish Were Wise to Avoid 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z With more information about these early cetacean ancestors, researchers "can potentially advance our understanding of the origins and early diversification of odontocetes, as well as acquisition of some of their distinguishing features, such as echolocation." Ancient dolphin cousins with odd teeth hint at echolocation evolution 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Ironically, despite living in water, beluga whales and other cetaceans don’t drink water but instead metabolize all their water from the fish they eat. Former Russian 'Spy Whale' Faces His Greatest Danger 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z I can, however, point to a different cetacean: humpback whales apparently aid other species, notably seals, that are under attack from orcas. An expert explains why killer whales keep attacking boats 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z On the other hand, cetaceans — a group that includes dolphins and whales — have a notably small number of olfactory receptor genes, which makes sense given their watery habitats. What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z True tusks are defined as continually growing teeth that stick out of the mouth, and narwhals are the only living cetaceans that have them. This Extinct Dolphin Had Tusks That Fish Were Wise to Avoid 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z In the process, Velez-Juarbe learned that their teeth were very different from the smiles sported by many modern cetaceans. Ancient dolphin cousins with odd teeth hint at echolocation evolution 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Therefore, when cetaceans don’t eat for long periods of time, they risk becoming dehydrated. Former Russian 'Spy Whale' Faces His Greatest Danger 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z However, her blunt and literal communication style, sensory issues and predilection for blurting inconvenient truths — and facts about cetaceans — also make fitting in at work a challenge for her. Advice | Work Advice: Autism acceptance at work starts in the mental space 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The pod was discovered at 11 a.m. local time, and aid soon arrived to try and help rescue the stranded cetaceans. 2 dolphins die and 6 euthanized after stranding themselves on Jersey Shore beach 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z But damage to the cetacean population has already been done. France ordered to curb mass dolphin deaths in fishing nets 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The North Atlantic right whale, a dark, stocky cetacean that eats rice-size zooplankton called copepods, has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most endangered mammals on the planet. No One Knows How the Biggest Animals on Earth—Baleen Whales—Find Their Food 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z New research provides a fuller understanding of this species, focusing on a foraging behavior called lunge-feeding that it shares with the other members of its cetacean group, the rorqual whales. Study explains mealtime for the minke whale, the ocean's littlest giant 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Instead, they are finding animals native to more southerly waters, including mackerel, bluefin tuna, and many kinds of cetaceans, all of them drawn to the warming waters and abundant prey. Greenland’s marine ecosystem is experiencing a radical ‘regime change' 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Experts have placed blame on ships hitting the whales, as well as fishing lines and other equipment, as the proximate cause of the surge in cetacean deaths. 2 dolphins die and 6 euthanized after stranding themselves on Jersey Shore beach 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Whales don't usually develop breast cancer—leukemia and lymphoma are the more common cetacean cancers. Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Since then cooperativelike interactions with people have been recorded in at least 16 species—mostly cetaceans but also some birds—in countries as varied as Australia, Myanmar, Mauritania and Japan. A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z As a result, cetaceans - whales, dolphins, porpoises - have developed a complex range of sounds to "talk" to each other. Dolphins 'shout' to get heard over noise pollution 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z And while this shift isn't necessarily bad for the opportunistic cetaceans, which can adapt to a certain threshold of oceanic shifts, it places immense stress on endemic species like narwhal. Greenland’s marine ecosystem is experiencing a radical ‘regime change' 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z No connection between the sonar mapping for offshore wind and cetacean deaths has been scientifically proved thus far. 2 dolphins die and 6 euthanized after stranding themselves on Jersey Shore beach 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The cetaceans turned their bodies toward each other and paid greater attention to each other’s location. Dolphins Can Shout, but It’s Never Loud Enough 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Then the cetaceans herd the school toward the fishers, who are usually standing in the shallow water just offshore. A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Human and dolphin brains are quite different and there could be other explanations for why these proteins were present in the deceased cetaceans. Dolphins are beaching themselves. The culprit could be Alzheimer's disease 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Pyenson cannot help but think that the ultimate fate of Shonisaurus carries a lesson for modern-day blue whales, and other cetaceans, many of which are now classified as endangered. ‘Sea monster’ graveyard mystery solved? Fossils offer signs of 230-million-year-old migration. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z His eight years in the Navy and rank of officer did not dissuade him from taking on the Navy, calling out its use of sonar and military exercises and their effect on cetaceans. Ken Balcomb, chronicler of the southern resident orcas, dies at 82 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Go in February or March, when receding ice allows the dozen or so passengers in the inflatable Zodiac rafts of expedition cruises to get up-close views of blue whales, orcas, humpback whales and other cetaceans. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The area is a vital habitat for the sea’s endangered sperm whales, and for other cetaceans already threatened by fishing, collisions with ships and plastic pollution. Energy minister: Gas exploration starts off southwest Greece 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Whether at the water’s edge or bobbing in a boat, keep your eyes peeled for Howe Sound’s recovering cetaceans — dolphins, porpoises and especially humpback whales. B.C.’s Howe Sound, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is a natural wonder 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z This fossil, which was known to researchers, was certainly from a large cetacean and most likely a baleen whale, Dr. Boessenecker said. In New Zealand, a 23-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is Carried Away by Parties Unknown 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Could this be similar to the quasi-mourning behaviors observed in primates and cetaceans? Reptiles in Relationships and More Social Secrets of Scaly Species 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z You can see a sardine flying through the air as it tries to escape being gobbled down by the great cetacean. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Frenzied bee ball wins top prize 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Then and now, the cause of the die-off remains elusive, but it appears that something has drastically altered the food web of these large, bottom-feeding cetaceans. Gray whales continue to wash up dead and emaciated, but causes remain elusive 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Dolphins and other cetaceans possess additional retia mirabilia snaking around their lungs, up their spine and into their brain. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Scientists say about 25 of the 90 or so known species of cetaceans migrate through the Azores’ waters. An active adventure across the Azores’ volcanic islands 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But these findings represent the first two documented cases in cetaceans, a group of marine mammals that includes dolphins, porpoises and whales. Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z These are not the same as the communication we associate with language, which has been observed only in humans and perhaps in some species of primates and cetaceans. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z For example, travelers can’t book the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, which allows guests to wash the hulking residents, or any of the SeaWorlds, because of their cetacean shows and swims. How to choose a wildlife experience that does no harm 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The researchers looked at the internal biological structure of 11 different cetacean species, including fin whales and bottlenose dolphins. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z She added that the legislation could threaten research and rescue operations performed at SeaWorld and other parks, work that helps sustain the population of endangered cetaceans. Whale captivity would be banned in aquariums and water parks under proposed federal bill 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z So far, there is no evidence that cetaceans are spreading the virus to one another, Dr. Webby said. Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z However, that’s what scientists did in Australia when they named a new species of cetacean the Australian humpback dolphin, Souse sahulensis. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But, far from the cold waters his protected species is used to, the cetacean’s health worsened on the truck. Beluga whale dies after French rescuers lift 13-foot mammal from Seine 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Analyzing the innards of all these cetaceans took some time. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Whales, dolphins and porpoises are classified as cetaceans, and the society believes they should be protected. Whale captivity would be banned in aquariums and water parks under proposed federal bill 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z “And that’ll help tell us how serious this really is for cetaceans on the coastlines.” Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z "Despite an unprecedented rescue operation for the beluga, we are sad to announce the death of the cetacean," the prefect of the Calvados department, said on Twitter. The beluga whale that was in River Seine has died - local authority 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Her group mapped the cetaceans’ associations from 2015 to 2020 and reported the results last week in the journal Marine Mammal Science. Dolphin Strangers Met in the Bahamas. Things Went Swimmingly. 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Tens of millions of years ago, cetaceans’ ancestors rejected terrestrial life in favor of the open ocean. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The scientists said that cetaceans have not been observed self-medicating before. How to Get Dolphin-Smooth Skin 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Although rubbing behavior has also been observed in other cetaceans, such as orcas and beluga whales, examples of dolphins rubbing themselves on corals are rare. Dolphins Rub against Mucus-Oozing Corals to Soothe Skin 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The vaquita, first described by scientists in 1958 and now deemed critically endangered, is the smallest cetacean, the group including whales, dolphins and porpoises, reaching about 5 feet long and 120 pounds. Genome study offers hope for vaquita, an endangered porpoise in Mexico’s waters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z And doing so is crucial to gather a better idea of the population and distribution of these secretive cetaceans. Scientists listen in to protect elusive dolphins 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z This is the case for other cetaceans today as well. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Meet marine mammals of the cetacean persuasion in the new series “Secrets of the Whales.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Batman,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ Earth Day specials and more 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z That difference in behavior may help explain why males died in greater numbers during the most recent cetacean morbillivirus outbreak — a hypothesis the researchers are examining. Dolphins’ playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z One cetacean species already appears to have been driven to extinction by humans in recent decades: the baiji, or Chinese river dolphin. Genome study offers hope for vaquita, an endangered porpoise in Mexico’s waters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Scientists know some cetaceans, such as harbor porpoises and beaked whales, flee from sonar, whereas others, such as pilot whales, seem indifferent. Why whales flee from sonar—sometimes to their death 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z That constriction and relaxation, Shadwick explains, is the source of a tremendous amount of pressure—not just on cetaceans’ organs but also on the surrounding blood vessels. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Scientists think the ancient mammal was a basilosaurus, part of the aquatic cetacean family, whose contemporary descendents include whales, dolphins and porpoises. In Peru, skull of 'marine monster' points to fearsome ancient predator 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Like humans, cetaceans — whales, dolphins, porpoises — produce ear wax, and in certain species, this wax, or cerumen, builds up over their lifetime. Whale ears, shell oil, and the hidden toll of seismic surveys 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Amyras said the cetacean was located by a coast guard vessel that had been patrolling the area. Injured young whale treated off Athens found dead days later 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The cetaceans flee from sonar “likely because it is loud,” he says. Why whales flee from sonar—sometimes to their death 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z With the exception of the moments when they surface for air, cetaceans have to hold their breaths while they swim. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The environment of these cetaceans is exceptionally murky. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z What stark chapters of oceanic history will these projects write in cetacean cerumen? Whale ears, shell oil, and the hidden toll of seismic surveys 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z During last week’s efforts to help the cetacean, a volunteer sang to it and a video of that scene drew laudatory outpourings on social media. Injured young whale treated off Athens found dead days later 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In time, susceptible cetacean species may learn that they don’t need to flee from sonar, but “they don’t have time to evolve,” Miller says. Why whales flee from sonar—sometimes to their death 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z How, then, do cetaceans manage the internal pressures caused by their tail whips? The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The river dolphins have smaller eyes and thus reduced visual acuity compared with other cetaceans, and they seem to rely heavily on echolocation to navigate and find food. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z What stories will be forever hushed within those floating cetacean ears? Whale ears, shell oil, and the hidden toll of seismic surveys 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z It said more than 170 cetaceans were stranded in Cornwall alone in the last 12 months along with 247 seals - many injured by fishing activity. Marine wildlife warning as UK whale sightings rise 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Dolphins and whales—collectively known as cetaceans—rely on sound for nearly everything they do, including hunting and communicating. ‘Sea unicorns’ are especially sensitive to human noise 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Shadwick and his colleagues hypothesize that one of these spongy networks that sits next to cetaceans’ brain mitigates pressure pulses as the blood passes through. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Greenpeace said sound-sensitive cetaceans — whales and dolphins — would be at risk from the deafening sonic blasts used in undersea prospecting. Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Niagara regional police said they began an investigation in October over the park’s use of cetaceans in shows. Marineland in Canada charged for using whales in shows 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Typically, Ms. Kimber hears the chatter of bowhead whales, belugas, narwhals and other cetaceans native to that part of the Arctic. Melting Arctic Is a Bonanza for the Ocean’s Natural Born Killers 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Those results rank narwhals with beaked whales and harbor porpoises as the cetaceans most easily perturbed by human sounds, the team reports in Biology Letters. ‘Sea unicorns’ are especially sensitive to human noise 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z They are now confident they have found the long-sought-after secret purpose of the cetaceans’ “wonderful nets.” The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Prospecting has not yet started, and it’s unclear when it will — although the concession states that it must be in the winter, to less impact cetacean breeding periods. Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Marineland faces one count of using a captive cetacean for performance for entertainment purposes without authorization, police said. Marineland in Canada charged for using whales in shows 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Boats herd the cetaceans into a bay, where they are beached and slaughtered using an instrument that severs their spinal cords. 1,400 Dolphins Were Killed in Faroe Islands. Even Hunting Supporters Were Upset. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Marine biologists have a whale of a tale to tell about cetacean communication in the 2021 documentary “Fathom.” What’s on TV This Week: 'Rick and Morty,' Pride with Demi Lovato and more 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z While cetaceans swing their tails up and down, compressing their organs against their spine, seals swing their tail left and right, which doesn’t cause the same internal pressure. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z After explorer Willem Barents discovered the archipelago in 1596, Dutch, British and Danish sailors established Svalbard as a whaling outpost and slaughtered the plentiful cetaceans to meet European demand for lamp oil. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Let's build that public awareness: Here's a selection of additional articles about the threats that whales and other cetaceans face — and what's being done to protect them. Whales face new and emerging threats 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z The letter is an outgrowth of an emerging effort to organize Chile’s cetacean scientists under a new Chilean Society of Marine Mammal Specialists. Following whale deaths, Chilean researchers call for greater protections 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z “You see it from primates and cetaceans, to birds and fish, and now we even find it in insects.” Meet the Other Social Influencers of the Animal Kingdom 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Vogl speculates that the ancestors of cetaceans probably had retia mirabilia leading to the brain before they ever took to the oceans—but that this network served a different purpose on land. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Jensen and others predict the researchers’ high-tech approach will help scientists unlock other mysteries of cetacean communication. Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z A new study, however, found overlap in the cetacean sound book. Pilot Whales Show Possible Orca-Mimicking Repertoire 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Organizers say such a group is needed to focus research and attention on whale, seal, and other marine mammal populations in Chilean waters, which are frequented by an estimated 40% of the world’s cetacean species. Following whale deaths, Chilean researchers call for greater protections 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The enhanced hunting technique, called lobtail feeding, quickly spread along known lines of humpback social groups, aided, researchers suspect, by the cetacean talent for acrobatic mimicry among members of a pod. Meet the Other Social Influencers of the Animal Kingdom 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Now researchers in Canada have a theory as to how cetaceans—dolphins, whales and porpoises—manage to protect their brain from these swimming-induced blood pressure pulses. The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The new work is “fascinating,” says Richard Connor, a cetacean biologist at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, who was not involved with the research. Watch dolphins ‘talk’ to each other to synchronize their behaviors 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z He dove deeper into the data and found that these booming cetacean calls were impacting the seafloor. Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z His organization partners with the World Cetacean Alliance in hopes of creating “a world where cetaceans only live in the wild, where they live in harmony with people.” SoCal coastal spot named first Whale Heritage Site in the U.S. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The last celebrity cetacean visited in 2016 and stayed for about a week. Why whale watching is having a moment—in New York City 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z And how were they able to skim along the surface of their cetacean conveyances without getting blown off? How Suckerfish Surf Across Blue Whales Without Falling Off 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z These pointy-snouted cetaceans, which frequent the world’s deep waters, have clocked the longest and deepest dives of any marine mammal ever recorded, plunging nearly 10,000 feet below the surface of the sea. Beaked Whale Shatters Record With 3 Hour 42 Minute Dive 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Northern bottlenose whales are a deep-diving species of cetacean normally found off the edge of the continental shelf to the west of the U.K. and Ireland. UK boats try to move whales away from huge naval exercise 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z He said orcas, like other cetaceans such as dolphins, like to swim alongside boats. Orcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Fowler wrote: “The other possibility is food. The standard consensus amongst cetacean biologists is that humpback whales feast on krill over summer in Antarctica and cease feeding once they migrate north for winter.” Humpback whales make 'wrong turn' into crocodile-infested river in Australia's Kakadu national park 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The cetaceans rammed the hull for over an hour, spinning the boat 180 degrees, disabling the engine and breaking the rudder, as they communicated with loud whistling. Scientists baffled by orcas ramming sailing boats near Spain and Portugal 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z French law requires fishermen to declare all cetacean by-catch. Dead dolphins wash up on France's shores in record numbers 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The bony labyrinths of cetaceans, the family of marine mammals that includes whales and dolphins, experienced similar shifts when those animals entered the ocean some 50 million years ago. When Crocodiles Once Dived Like Dolphins and Whales 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Democratic state Representative David Michel introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale and breeding "of certain cetaceans," saying it would lead to fewer belugas being held captive. Plan to move beluga whales from Canada to U.S. aquarium sparks controversy 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z That could be because commercial whaling bans have boosted the number of cetaceans in the sea, allowing whales to find mates without having to shout. The Sound of One Shrimp Snapping 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Organisms ranging from bacteria to large cetaceans need to be counted. The oceans’ twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z It's not immediately obvious how humans can capitalize on the bowhead whale's success; but perhaps the cetaceans will at least provide some hints. Inside Silicon Valley’s quest to prolong life 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z But while cetaceans adapted to ocean life rapidly, thalattosuchians experienced a protracted semiaquatic phase that lasted tens of millions of years. When Crocodiles Once Dived Like Dolphins and Whales 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z He said the legislation was driven by "an emotionally based but misguided assumption that breeding cetaceans in aquaria is somehow bad for them." Plan to move beluga whales from Canada to U.S. aquarium sparks controversy 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z While the study looked at all cetaceans – dolphins, porpoises and whales – the vast majority being caught were dolphins. More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing, study finds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The rather tattered cetacean sat on a set of rail cars at the Washington waterfront. Perspective | The man in the rubber suit: The wild exploits of human boat Paul Boyton 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The scientists “make a convincing argument” about killer whales, says Richard Connor, a cetacean biologist at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, who was not involved with the study. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The genetic diversity of living sperm whales already suggests the species dwindled during past episodes of climate change, says Alana Alexander, who studies cetacean DNA at the University of Otago in New Zealand. New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Now, 13 small cetacean species are nearing extinction primarily because of these nets, marine biologists report this month in Endangered Species Research. Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The study found that for every 1,000 tonnes of tuna currently being caught, about 175 cetaceans were also being caught. More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing, study finds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Scientists could monitor any beach in world, but especially those remote coastlines where cetacean strandings are a regular occurrence - in places such as Tasmania, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands, and obviously South American Patagonia. Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z “Bingo!” says Richard Connor, a marine biologist and cetacean expert at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth who was not involved in the study. ‘Bingo!’ In a remarkable first, humpback whales spied using their fins to scoop up fish 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But cetaceans do not sleep the way most mammals do. What Whales and Dolphins Left Behind for Life in the Ocean 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Many of these species will vanish unless gillnets are eliminated, says Robin Baird, a marine biologist and cetacean expert with Cascadia Research Collective in Olympia who was not involved with the study. Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The authors say gill-net fishing in the Indian Ocean is “effectively unmanaged” and potentially the biggest unresolved issue facing cetaceans today. More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing, study finds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, a ground team's inquiries led it to the conclusion that the cetaceans had probably been poisoned after consuming toxic algae. Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z It is hoped this will help scientists better understand pods of cetacean species- including common and bottlenose dolphins, and porpoises. 'Dolphin snot' collected to look at health of pod 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z He invests cetaceans with their own intrinsic beauty and in doing so, he pre-empted our conception of animals we know to be highly sentient and entirely matriarchal, expressing their own culture through their sonar clicks. Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Small cetaceans such as the vaquita and various river dolphins successfully lived alongside human fishers for thousands of years in coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers. Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z But the authors added: “Nevertheless, they do highlight the potential impact of Indian Ocean gill-net fisheries on regional cetacean populations, and the need for much improved monitoring, mitigation and management.” More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins may have been killed by commercial fishing, study finds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z "No company does more to protect marine mammals and advance cetacean research, rescue and conservation," it added. SeaWorld hits back in whale tourism row 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Porpoises are the most common cetacean, in large numbers off Swansea Bay, but are sometimes hard to spot because they are small and shy. 'Dolphin snot' collected to look at health of pod 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Hunts for small cetaceans such as minke whales will be confined to the country’s territorial waters and Japan’s exclusive economic zone, which extends 370 kilometres from the coastline. Whale hunt, climate lawsuits and chaos-theory pioneer 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Countless people around the world are rallying to help her and to stop cetacean captivity everywhere. Rant & Rave: Bring Tokitae home 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z The adult cetacean, which whale watchers have nicknamed “Allie,” looks to be underweight. Humpback whale swimming in San Francisco Bay has experts worried 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The ghostly title cetacean isn’t physically manifested, but we see it nevertheless in the wonder and terror in the actors’ eyes. SoCal theater listings, June 16-23: ‘Anne, A New Play,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’ and more 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Bobbing atop the vast, unforgiving Atlantic in rowboats, whalers face a ghostly white cetacean that has prevailed in all of its previous encounters with puny humankind. Review: ‘Moby Dick — Rehearsed’ swims in an ocean of imagination at Theatricum 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z “Despite its global import, cetaceans in the Hellenic trench are already facing a series of direct and severe threats,” the signatories opined, calling on leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras to cancel the offshore activity. 'Why replace dolphins with oil drilling?': the battle for Greece's marine life 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z That is an extraordinary leap from 2011, when just five of the huge cetaceans were witnessed frolicking near the most populated urban area in the US. 'They are amazed': New York City sees extraordinary leap in whale sightings 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z “This one was in poor health and came into a very protected area of water in the bay,” Bill Keener, an associate with the new cetacean field research program, told the San Francisco Chronicle. Humpback whale swimming in San Francisco Bay has experts worried 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The town’s whale museum, however, quit the Japanese branch of the World Association in protest and continues to display and sell locally caught cetaceans overseas. Japanese man prepares for landmark case against dolphin hunts 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Finding the brains of senile cetaceans is hard, he says. Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Don’t tell the other cetaceans, but I think sperm whales are the most beautiful mammals on the planet. What’s the future for Sri Lanka’s ‘lost’ population of whales? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Loud sounds seem to trigger panic dives that cause a kind of decompression sickness in the cetaceans, and haemorrhages in their brains and hearts. Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The whale certainly adds to our understanding of how and when cetaceans took to the seas, but the most powerful fact of all is simply that such an unusual and unexpected creature existed. The whale with legs shows how little we know about Earth’s fantastical past | Riley Black 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z But opening hunts on a beloved cetacean is sure to be enormously controversial, as it was the last time, when some animal-rights groups and environmental organizations protested — both legally and illegally. Feds propose allowing Makah tribe to hunt gray whales again 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Over time, cetacean front limbs evolved into flippers. Ancient four-legged whale from Peru walked on land, swam in sea 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The discovery of a third cetacean hotspot on the island is now presenting new problems. What’s the future for Sri Lanka’s ‘lost’ population of whales? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Studies show that exposure to loud noises can damage ears and cause hearing loss in cetaceans. Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The world’s cetaceans are choking and dying on plastic. Another whale is dead, poisoned by 48 lbs of plastic, and scientists fear there will be many more 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The drug figured in both of Lilly’s most notable works: his groundbreaking advocacy for dolphins and other cetaceans as being near-peers of humans in terms of intelligence, and his invention of the isolation tank. Ketamine, a new antidepressant, has been blowing minds for decades 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The collected genetic samples from the new whale will determine whether Type D constitutes an entirely new cetacean species. Scientists are just now discovering a new killer whale 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It would be hard to deny anyone the joy of these cetaceans – a single dolphin’s trajectory recreated here, like the phases of the moon, in a composite image. What’s the future for Sri Lanka’s ‘lost’ population of whales? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z That was the first biological evidence that exposure to low-frequency ship noise was associated with chronic stress in cetaceans. Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z So far, about 3.4 million 1-minute recordings have been uploaded, and researchers have monitored animals such as birds, amphibians and cetaceans. AI empowers conservation biology 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z In many parts of the world, there is no easy solution to the convergence of ships and cetaceans. Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The calf's beaching is one of many recent cetacean oddities happening in our oceans. The world's whales are behaving weirdly 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z With a new 60-bed hotel being built to house visitors, things are set to become less restful for Kalpitiya’s cetacean guests. What’s the future for Sri Lanka’s ‘lost’ population of whales? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z IWC rejected the Japanese proposal, and the meeting adopted a resolution emphasizing that IWC’s purpose is to ensure the recovery of cetacean populations to preindustrial levels and reaffirming the moratorium on commercial whaling. Why Japan’s exit from international whaling treaty may actually benefit whales 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The Zoological Society of London is leading a project to track the number of cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises - stranded on UK shores. Dead porpoise found washed up on beach 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Marine mammal-obsessed kids might like the titular cetacean and his family, but grown-ups will want to find something else to watch. Reviews: Armenian drama 'Spitak,' 'Bernie the Dolphin' and more movies 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Waters north of Corsica, known as the Ligurian Sea, are a protected area for cetaceans, and the regional authorities want to understand better the animals' movements in relation to shipping to try to avoid collisions. Scientists count whales from space 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Orcas and beluga whales are among the marine animals caught up in a shadowy trade in which individual cetaceans - often caught illegally - sell for millions of dollars, they say. Tidal wave of Chinese marine parks fuels murky cetacean trade 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Japan’s December announcement said catch limits will be set “to avoid negative impact on cetacean resources” but provided no details. Why Japan’s exit from international whaling treaty may actually benefit whales 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Creatures of many species from wolf to cetacean grieve the loss of relatives or close companions, as Barbara J. King discusses on page 100. Our Truest Companions 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Madrileños appeared to be taking the cetacean incursion as a badge of honour. Beached whale art installation lands in Madrid 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z In 2004, a federal appeals court shot down a suit in the name of the world’s cetaceans, in which President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were sued over the U.S. A horse was neglected by its owner. Now the horse is suing. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Yes, they’re smart, but our fascination with orcas and other cetaceans also stems from something more esoteric. Opinion | The Orca, Her Dead Calf and Us 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z The finding, which Chandrayadula is working to publish, is helping boost his efforts to build a “whale atlas” detailing the annual movements of Indian Ocean cetaceans. Nuclear Bomb Sensors Eavesdrop on Whales 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But no blue whale – a highly endangered cetacean – has been deliberately killed for 40 years. The killing of a blue whale reveals how disconnected we are from nature | Philip Hoare 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z It says the area “is of great ecological value and represents a migration path of vital importance for cetaceans in the Western Mediterranean.” Spain creates Mediterranean Sea reserve for whale migration 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 it is an offence to deliberately disturb cetaceans. Wild swim with dolphins prompts warning 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But no such detailed records exist for cetaceans. Do dolphins feel grief? 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Like other cetaceans, they rely on an array of vocalizations to locate prey, communicate, and navigate in the dark sea, especially during the months with little or no daylight. The Strange, Fading Call of the Narwhal 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z His narrative captures the excitement of suction-cup tagging of humpback whales, and of digs in Panama, seeking answers to deep questions in cetacean science. Sea changes: whales, krill and human exploitation 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The study also argues that cultural learning is “not restricted to primates and cetaceans,” but is actually very pervasive in the wild, Cant says. Why Mongooses All Give Birth on the Same Day 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z According to the UK charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation, there are at least 3,000 cetaceans - the group of "toothed whales" that dolphins belong to - in captivity in 50 countries around the world. Scientists measure dolphin 'happiness' 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Richard Connor, a cetacean biologist at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth, calls the study “interesting,” but adds that, from an evolutionary standpoint, “there’s no reason to think grief would be restricted to humans.” Do dolphins feel grief? 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z But Frantzis says the biggest danger to local cetaceans is the chance of colliding with a ship. How cruise ships bring agonising death to last Greek whales 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Many in cetacean science consider it unethical to use specimens from commercial whaling operations, arguing that it supports their continuation. Sea changes: whales, krill and human exploitation 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Rhodes also stresses the harm of energy exploitation, such as the devastating toll wreaked on cetacean populations by the whaling industry, in pursuit of oil for lighting. The triumphs and tragedies in energy history 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z By 1935, with as few as 60 breeding individuals left, the situation was so dire that the right whale became the first cetacean to be protected by law. Facing extinction, the North Atlantic right whale cannot adapt. Can we? | Philip Hoare 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z That should be the goal of all cetacean tourism programs everywhere. Is swimming with dolphins a good idea? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Slain whales need to be quickly pulled up on to the sea ice and butchered before the cetaceans’ cooling systems halt and they essentially cook from within. What happened to winter? Vanishing ice convulses Alaskans' way of life 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Modern baleen whales include many of the world’s largest cetaceans, such us blue, fin, humpback, right, bowhead, and minke whales. Prehistoric Toothless Whale Among Oldest of Its Kind 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The Sri Lankan gathering is a cetacean “spring break”. Underwater with Sri Lanka's sperm whales – in pictures 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z "We saw some splashing and thought they were eating something," says Jared Towers, a cetacean researcher from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. First Case of Orca Infanticide Observed 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Heike Vester, director of Ocean Sounds, a nonprofit cetacean research organization based in Germany, noted that this research was limited by its sample size of one. How to Get a Killer Whale to Say ‘Hello’ 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z "The human voice," Ridgway said, "appears to be very difficult for a cetacean to mimic." 'Talking' Orca Imitates Human Words—See More Animal Mimics 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “We want to update the regulation for cetaceans, which dates back to 1981, with the government and experts, on scientific grounds and not based on convictions,” he said in reference to animal rights groups. Top French court reverses ban on breeding whales, dolphins 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Another exemption being sought is for the aquarium’s longstanding cetacean rescue program. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is the first known cetacean to die from asphyxiation by octopus, a new study says. Octopus Chokes Dolphin to Death in First-Ever Discovery 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Williams suspects that other deep-diving cetacean species may also use this bizarre escape response when they become stranded. Heart Monitor-Wearing Narwhals Reveal the Dangers of Human Encounters 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z As climate change causes sea ice to shrink—and new waters open to human exploration—this single-tusked cetacean will likely be exposed to new noises and new threats. Melting sea ice is stressing out narwhals 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z “We want to update the regulation for cetaceans, which dates back to 1981, with the government and experts, on scientific grounds and not based on convictions,” he said in reference to animal rights groups. Top French court reverses ban on breeding whales, dolphins 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario is now believed to be the only other facility in the country that houses cetaceans, boasting on its website of the “largest collection of beluga whales in the world”. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z A cetacean will often breach the surface and send the octopus flying through the air—quite the spectacle, according to Sprogis, who wasn't involved in the new study. Octopus Chokes Dolphin to Death in First-Ever Discovery 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The authors say these results are consistent with theories that cetaceans developed large brains to deal with the challenges of living in information-rich social environments. Cetaceans' Big Brains Are Linked to Their Rich Social Life 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z They were most likely the ancestors of even-toed ungulates, like today’s cattle, llamas and hippopotamuses, as well as the cetaceans like whales and dolphins. After the Dinosaurs’ Demise, Many Mammals Seized the Day 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z While a stranding en masse is less common than an individual whale floating ashore, the event in Indonesia is far from the largest involving cetaceans. See a Rescue Effort to Save 10 Stranded Whales 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z In May – after two beluga whales died just weeks apart – municipal authorities voted to ban the aquarium from bringing in new cetaceans. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The levels are higher than those found in cetaceans in the waters around America and elsewhere. A last refuge for European orcas 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Muthukrishna notes that his study’s main limitation is the lack of available research on many cetacean species. Cetaceans' Big Brains Are Linked to Their Rich Social Life 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z HALIFAX, CANADA—Among cetaceans, gray whales are the curmudgeons: They’re often reclusive and set in their ways, spending much of their time nosing alone along the Arctic Ocean bottom for tasty invertebrates. More gray whales are risking their lives for shrimp cocktail 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Apes, birds, and cetaceans—a group that includes whales and dolphins—use tools, but the practice is relatively rare and mostly restricted to foraging. Male Dolphins Offer Likely Love Token to Females in Rare Video 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Currently the facility is home to just one cetacean: Helen, a Pacific white-sided dolphin with partial flippers. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The chemicals then gradually work their way up the food chain and into the top marine predators, where they accumulate in the cetaceans' blubber. A last refuge for European orcas 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z They compiled a comprehensive data set of cetacean brain and body mass, group size and social characteristics. Cetaceans' Big Brains Are Linked to Their Rich Social Life 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z A study of 90 cetacean species published on Monday found that those with larger brains exhibit greater complexity in social structures and behaviors, with species like the killer whale and sperm whale leading the way. Big and brilliant: complex whale behavior tied to brain size 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Many cetaceans live in tight-knit groups and spend a good deal of time at play. Whales and dolphins lead 'human-like lives' thanks to big brains, says study 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But this week the tourist attraction gave in to public pressure, and announced that it would end the practice of keeping cetaceans in captivity. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z That literally translates to "toothed whales", the broader cetacean family that they belong to. Paleo Profile: The Strange, Defenseless Snout 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z This would've made Morturneria the Cretaceous equivalent of a gray whale, a reptile who was sifting the seas before the ancestors of cetaceans even began to enter the oceans. Paleo Profile: The Sieve-Toothed Plesiosaur 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z A study of 90 cetacean species published on Monday found that those with larger brains exhibit greater complexity in social structures and behaviors, with species like the killer whale and sperm whale leading the way. Big and brilliant: complex whale behavior tied to brain size 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z These ranged from poisoning, to climactic changes driving prey into the North Sea which the large cetaceans followed to their doom. Northern lights linked to North sea whale strandings - BBC News 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The aquarium vowed to fight back, citing plans for a C$20m Arctic exhibit featuring belugas and the educational and awareness opportunities offered by the captive cetaceans. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z But scientists examining the 30-million-year-old partial skulls of two dwarf dolphins found that not only were they missing their pearly whites, but the snub-nosed cetaceans likely slurped up their prey from the seafloor. This ancient dwarf dolphin may have slurped its food like a walrus 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Most of the world’s captive cetaceans - dolphins, whales and porpoises - are now born in marine-park breeding programs, though some are still taken from the wild. Activists call for whale refuges, but can they stay afloat? 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Harbor seals, along with other seal species and cetaceans, are protected in the U.S. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Watch: Seal Pup Rescued From Fishing Nets 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z What sort of organism?: A cetacean related to today's baleen whales. Paleo Profile: The Crown Tooth 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z But public opinion continued to shift – partly galvanised by the deaths of five cetaceans within a 15-month span. Vancouver aquarium won't keep whales or dolphins captive after public outcry 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Likely measuring between 1.2- and 1.5-meters long, the dolphin was about the same size as today’s vaquita, the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean, and it likely foraged in shallow, near-shore waters. This ancient dwarf dolphin may have slurped its food like a walrus 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Orcas are the only universal predators among cetaceans, able to subsist on both fish and other mammals, including other dolphins and whales. Orcas Feast on Whale in Shocking Raw Video 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Falling prey to commercial fishing nets also endangers cetaceans and sea turtles in particular. Watch Rescuers Free Seal Trapped By Fishing Line 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The waters around St. Lawrence are home to about a dozen cetacean species. In Unprecedented Loss, Endangered Whales Die of Mysterious Cause 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z This cetacean is an anatomical bridge between more archaic forms like Basilosaurus and the profusion of baleen whales that followed. New Fossil Fills In Missing Moment in Baleen Whale History 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Non-whaling countries would gain assurance of cetacean welfare and conservation worldwide. Conservation: Pay countries to stop whaling : Nature : Nature Research 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z A new agreement hopes to save the world's rarest cetacean from extinction. Fishing Ban Strives to Protect the World's Rarest Marine Mammal So a few years ago, the two decided to tap the museum’s vast cetacean fossil collection to settle the dispute. Why whales grew to such monster sizes 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “Nature” gets up close and personal with sea creatures of the cetacean persuasion in the new two-part episode “Dolphins: Spy in the Pod.” TV This Week, April 30-May 6: 'Sense8,' 'American Gods' and more 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z She rarely finds anything. Beaked whales — a family of 22 cetacean species characterized by dolphinlike noses and missile-shaped bodies — are some of the most elusive animals on Earth. Caught on film for the first time: One of the world’s rarest whales 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z It had tires that came up to my midriff, an extended cab, and a bed big enough to haul cetaceans. When Things Go Missing 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Teilmann’s team discovered that putting the porpoise on a stack of thick baby changing pads somehow removes that pressure, and the cetaceans begin breathing normally again. World’s most endangered marine mammal down to 30 individuals 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z One former trainer estimates this impressive alpha male was the largest cetacean ever to be held in captivity. Tilikum and Granny are dead. Here’s why you should care about these killer whales | Patrick Barkham 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z There is no doubt that cetacean necropsies are "gruesome", he says. How do you do a post-mortem examination on a whale? - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z But spinner dolphins are exposed to human activity more often than any other cetacean in the world, the researchers say, and the humanmade noise probably isn’t helping. Why dolphins are losing sleep off the coast of Hawaii 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z It may come as a surprise that whales and dolphins, collectively called cetaceans, are most closely related to the hoofed animals called artiodactyls. How did the whale get its “moustache”? | Elsa Panciroli 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z "I think as an institution, they do incredible work. I also have to listen to Vancouverites, that's what I was elected to do, and there's a growing discomfort that people have with having cetaceans there." Beluga whale deaths in Vancouver prompt call to end captivity - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The NHM wants the cetacean to be a new kind of emblem. Dippy dinosaur's national tour stops announced - BBC News 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Having decided a cetacean is suitable for a post mortem, the next issue is one of logistics. How do you do a post-mortem examination on a whale? - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Therefore, it is more important than ever before that the IWC champions cetacean conservation. Pierce Brosnan: It's Time to Save the Whales, Again 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Around 50 million years ago, cetacean ancestors took to the water. How did the whale get its “moustache”? | Elsa Panciroli 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Adult female cetaceans, for instance, that aren’t reproducing or are abandoning their young may be a sign of bigger problems—something scientists need to recognize as an alert, Tyack said. We need to learn a lot more about what’s stressing whales, study emphasizes 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The next states that animal activists hope will consider a similar bill are Texas and Florida, as they have marine parks with cetaceans in them as well. Orca Shows and Breeding Banned in California For those cetaceans examined in the London laboratory, the remains are collected by the local authority and sent off to landfill or for incineration. How do you do a post-mortem examination on a whale? - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “The plan may be a win for some populations, but for others, it is grossly inept,” adds Regina Asmutis-Silvia, a cetacean biologist with Whale.org in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Most humpback whales no longer endangered, United States says 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The rest of the cetaceans however, abandoned their teeth – and donned a moustache. How did the whale get its “moustache”? | Elsa Panciroli 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Both sat on a log looking out toward the water and cried silently after learning that efforts to save the cetacean had failed. Humpback whale dies after stranding in West Seattle 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Although some cetaceans, like bottlenose dolphins, thrive in captivity, porpoises are ill suited for confinement. Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But necropsies provide information about cetaceans that would be well nigh impossible to glean in any other way. How do you do a post-mortem examination on a whale? - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Uncontrolled whaling, which ended in 1966, brought the humpback and other large cetaceans to the edge of extinction. Most humpback whales no longer endangered, United States says 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z She consulted a colleague's cetacean identification book and sent pictures to other experts in Alaska. Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z New Yorkers will be able to track the chatter of their cetacean neighbors in near real-time on a web page devoted to the project. The Great New York Whale Census 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The first, and likely most difficult, stage is locating and catching the elusive cetaceans in the choppy, murky waters of the Gulf. Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z When Wally washed ashore at Dockweiller State Beach late Thursday, the dead cetacean threatened to disrupt a long Fourth of July weekend. Wally the whale was actually a girl 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The cetacean was between 10 and 20 years old when it died, the county lifeguard department tweeted. Dead whale at Dockweiler State Beach raises stink over holiday weekend 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Of the 88 recognized living cetacean species, including orcas and humpbacks, bottlenose dolphins and Dall's porpoises, 22 are beaked whales. Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Whale watchers found an 80-foot cetacean in distress off the California coast. Rescuers Try to Save Giant Blue Whale Trapped in Fishing Gear The recent trend among facilities housing cetaceans to close the exhibits is very disturbing and depressing. This millennial is not against keeping dolphins in captivity 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z As for retiring dolphins to ocean sanctuaries, SeaWorld also reaffirmed its position that the cetaceans are best cared for in its parks. More pressure on SeaWorld for orca sea pens 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z SeaWorld keeps 160 captive cetaceans, according to wildlife organization Born Free Foundation, including 23 orcas. For Dolphins, a Bold Decision by the National Aquarium They are also among the most common cetaceans stranded. Dozens of whales stranded in Indonesia's Java island, 10 die 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The crew got close to the whale yesterday, but was unable to cut away the lines wrapped around the large cetacean. Rescuers Try to Save Giant Blue Whale Trapped in Fishing Gear Its board voted in 2011 never to collect cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, from the wild and pledged it would oppose those who did. Baltimore's National Aquarium to create first U.S. dolphin sanctuary 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z And when cetaceans want to attract mates, our noisy boating activities can really put a damper on their calls. These tweets are like sex ed for the sea 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Critics point to the death of Keiko, the orca who starred in the film Free Willy, to show that captive cetaceans can’t handle ocean life, with its exposure to pollutants, disease, and other hazards. For Dolphins, a Bold Decision by the National Aquarium "We've been examining cetacean strandings for 25 years, and finding animals that have died from swallowing plastic is highly unusual," he said. East coast sperm whales stranding investigation continues - BBC News 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Toby Forer, general manager of the Sea Life London Aquarium, said cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises - should not be kept in captivity. Dolphins on display: How UK's 'Seaworlds' sunk - BBC News 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z SeaWorld will remain in business only as long as we think its fun and educational to pay to see captive cetaceans. Stopping SeaWorld isn't enough. The fight must now go to the open oceans | Philip Hoare 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z YORK, United Kingdom — Normally tranquil and windswept beaches across northern Europe were converted into cetacean graveyards this winter, as sperm whale after sperm whale kept stranding itself. Mass sperm whale deaths across Europe leave scientists stumped 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Nearly 556 cetaceans live in captivity in the United States, including nearly 400 bottlenose dolphins, according to The Humane Society. For Dolphins, a Bold Decision by the National Aquarium Veirs said more work needs to be done to identify how badly the noise is affecting whales and also to quieten the ships that pass near the cetaceans. Ships' noise is serious problem for killer whales and dolphins, report finds 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z He said: "Every year we get 600 strandings of cetaceans in the UK and a handful, about five or six a year, are sperm whales." Sperm whales beached in Skegness following Hunstanton death - BBC News 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z "Our findings show that, despite the ban and initial decline in environmental contamination, PCBs still persist at dangerously high levels in European cetaceans." This banned toxic chemical is still putting whales at risk 30 years later 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The levels are higher than those found in cetaceans in the waters around America, and also in those in the Arctic, where much of the PCB pollution is thought to end up. PCB chemical threat to Europe's killer whales and dolphins - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Because the captive cetaceans would have trouble making it in the wild, they won’t be shipped out to the open seas and cut loose. For Dolphins, a Bold Decision by the National Aquarium But when they heard more explosions than cetacean whistles on their hydrophone recordings, they decided to analyze those data too. In Tanzania, a Horrific Fishing Tactic Destroys All Sea Life 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Growing up in New Jersey, Roberts was not in close proximity to cetaceans and other large marine mammals. Will SeaWorld's Phasing Out Killer Whale Shows Make a Difference? 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Perhaps trading on what it may perceive as less acute sensibilities towards captive cetaceans, the company is planning a new facility in Saudi Arabia. Keeping orcas captive demeans us as humans | Philip Hoare 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z “A commercial theme park cannot put the welfare of its cetaceans as its top priority,” she said. SeaWorld fights to restore its image as shares sink in the wake of Blackfish 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z And it’s potentially monumental for the hundreds of cetaceans—dolphins and orcas, the biggest of all the dolphins—still swimming in tanks and entertaining people. For Dolphins, a Bold Decision by the National Aquarium The species, which has swam the Yangtze for some 20 million years, was the first cetacean to go extinct due to human activities. How humans are driving the sixth mass extinction 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Vaquitas are only found in a northern stretch of inland sea off the Baja Peninsula, giving them the smallest range of any marine cetacean. Encounter With World’s Rarest Ocean Mammal Thrills Scientists 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z An orca – the apex predator of the ocean, a wild, intelligent, highly social cetacean, like its dolphin cousins. Keeping orcas captive demeans us as humans | Philip Hoare 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z One of the affected regions near Cape Hatteras happens to be the most diverse and richest area for cetaceans in the northwest Atlantic. Marine life needs protection from noise pollution 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Military sonar also disrupts cetacean hearing and alters their diving behaviors, most likely leading to illness and stranding. Dolphins "Shout" to Be Heard over Boat Noise 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Nor, for that matter, is this only true of dolphins and cetaceans generally. Are killer whales persons?: The more we learn about orcas, the more our assumption of innate superiority looks like a presumption 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z The world’s smallest cetaceans, they are noted for their unusually stubby snouts and striking dark areas around their eyes and lips. Encounter With World’s Rarest Ocean Mammal Thrills Scientists 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z European law prevents the capture of wild cetaceans from EU waters for commercial purposes - for example, their use in dolphinaria. Dolphin 'reality show' filming suspended in Portugal - BBC News 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The usually docile cetaceans utter about half a dozen different calls, but the way in which each one does so is unique. Right whales have distinctive voices 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Only a handful of other mammals, including cetaceans and certain insectivorous bats, are vocal learners. Bats learn sounds like humans do 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The implications proceed beyond just captive cetaceans, however. Are killer whales persons?: The more we learn about orcas, the more our assumption of innate superiority looks like a presumption 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Not only did the researchers attempt to estimate the total loss of cetaceans, they also described the rise of the whaling industry and tracked public opinion surrounding the slaughter of the marine mammal. Devastating report finds humans killed almost 3 million whales last century 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z As recently as December, the cetacean specialist group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, using satellite images, counted 90 shrimp-netting vessels operating within waters that were already, in theory, restricted. Two Minutes to Midnight for the World's Tiniest Cetacean - Mexico's Vaquita 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z A team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, mining years of declassified recordings from Navy hydrophones designed to track Soviet submarines, identified a seemingly unique cetacean roaming the North Pacific. Filmmakers Set Sights on '52', the World's Loneliest Whale 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Why do whales and other cetaceans strand themselves? Almost 200 whales stranded on New Zealand shore 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The exchange will not happen overnight: the complex logistics involved mean it will be 2017 before the great cetacean is hanging from the ceiling of the iconic Victorian Hintze Hall. 'Dippy' makes way for blue whale 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The researchers compared the whale’s genome with that of nine mammals, including other cetaceans, cows, rats, and humans, they report online today in Cell Reports. How some whales live more than 200 years 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Their report says current policy fails to safeguard cetaceans. Sea giants need urgent protection 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z In the animal world, researchers have been especially keen to study the breath of cetaceans, a group that includes dolphins and whales. A Breathalyzer for dolphins? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "We continue to think the pledge is a positive step for both cetaceans and the industry," the airline said in a statement. PETA claims a victory over SeaWorld amid 'Blackfish' backlash 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z When researchers presented the brainy cetaceans with magnetized or unmagnetized objects, the dolphins swam more quickly toward the magnets, the new study found. Dolphins May Use Magnetic Sense as GPS 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Even the bowhead’s closest cetacean relative, the much smaller minke whale, lives only 50 years. How some whales live more than 200 years 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The leading theory is that a pathogen called cetacean morbillivirus, an RNA virus related to measles, is fueling the deaths. Massive Dolphin Die-Off Eludes Final Explanation 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z In recent years, scientists have been methodically working out how to interpret useful compounds they’ve found in cetacean blow, which include DNA, microbes, metabolites, and hormones. A Breathalyzer for dolphins? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z They have been regular visitors to New York City’s shorelines since long before the city had a name, feeding on seals, cetaceans and large fish. Smooth Dogfish Shark: A Threat, if You're a Clam 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Lilly had been interested in connecting with cetaceans since coming face to face with a beached pilot whale on the coast near his home in Massachusetts in 1949. The dolphin who loved me 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The investigation spanned the two major lineages of cetaceans: Krill-loving baleen whales—such as bowheads and minkes—were surveyed along with those with teeth, like bottlenose dolphins and sperm whales. Whales Can't Taste Anything But Salt 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Heaviside, a British surgeon who collected cetacean species. First Major Genetic Study of Elusive South African Dolphin Reveals a Species in Peril 2014-05-09T13:38:21Z The expedition will run from May to October and gather information on whales, dolphins and porpoises - collectively known as cetaceans - as well as basking sharks which are found in western Scotland's seas. Expedition to study at-risk whales 2014-05-07T17:51:58Z "Many ethicists and environmentalists question the morality of keeping cetaceans in captivity," he writes. The morality of dolphin soldiers 2014-05-06T21:17:23Z The brains of cetaceans—dolphins and whales—differ from those of other mammals in a number of ways, but one of the most striking differences is the size of the hippocampus. Can Whales and Dolphins Make Mental Maps? 2014-04-24T21:03:04Z Yet cetaceans—whales and dolphins—may lack this crucial ability, according to a new study. Whales Can't Taste Anything But Salt 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Pyenson is the lead author of a paper describing the assemblage of cetacean fossils, published Tuesday evening in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Chilean highway project unearths amazing graveyard of fossilized whale skeletons 2014-02-26T01:07:00Z The dolphin hunt isn’t the only blot on Japan’s global image from its pursuit of cetaceans. Not Only Dolphins. Japan Keeps Killing Whales, Too 2014-01-22T16:32:15Z In the waters off the northern coast of New Zealand swims a group of one of the world's most poorly understood cetaceans. False Killer Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins Swim Together for Years 2014-01-05T13:15:00.400Z However Dr Bevan suggests that while "the cetaceans do have large brains… this is linked to their ability to process sound rather than being linked to what we regard as intelligence". The real Moby Dick: Do whales really attack humans? 2013-12-20T01:14:23Z Flavors are typically released by chewing, but cetaceans tend to swallow their food whole. Whales Can't Taste Anything But Salt 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Lori Marino of Emory University, who studies dolphins and other cetaceans and is the science director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, said it “is about more than these four chimpanzees.” News Analysis: Considering the Humanity of Nonhumans 2013-12-09T23:07:28Z Physical and genetic evidence suggests that cetaceans found in waters off northern Australia are distinct within the humpback family. New species of dolphin identified 2013-10-31T16:06:20Z To investigate the prevalence of convergent evolution at a genome-wide level associated with the independent evolution of echolocation in bats and cetaceans, we used a method that builds on maximum-likelihood phylogenetic reconstruction. Genome-wide signatures of convergent evolution in echolocating mammals 2013-10-09T17:21:23.207Z The cause is thought to be cetacean morbillivirus, which has been confirmed or is suspected in 32 of 33 dolphins tested, she said. Die-off of bottlenose dolphins, linked to virus, is worst in 25 years 2013-08-28T01:00:00Z Rowles and other experts from NOAA, universities and marine institutes have tentatively attributed the deaths to cetacean morbillivirus, which is related to the virus that causes measles in humans. Measles-like virus may be cause of dolphin deaths on U.S. coast 2013-08-27T21:43:58Z This is just one of 28 cetacean species recorded in UK waters yet only 2% of our waters are currently designated as protected areas. Restoring Britain's wildlife vision 2013-08-18T02:20:14Z Bite marks preserved on bones show that Megatooth sharks fed regularly on dolphins and baleen whales, though it remains unknown whether the bite marks we know of represent scavenging or the hunting of live cetaceans. Tales from the Cryptozoologicon: Megalodon! 2013-08-06T13:15:09.823Z Then they did DNA analysis to figure out which species the cetaceans had been snacking on. ScienceShot: Getting the Straight Poop From Dolphins 2013-05-01T00:01:00Z "I find this to be a highly convincing case for a foraging tradition in a cetacean." Strongest Evidence of Animal Culture Seen in Monkeys and Whales 2013-04-25T19:00:00Z It included 30 cetacean skulls as well as an abundance of other ocean dwellers such as sharks, says Rivin, who studies the fossil record of toothed baleen whales. New Whale Species Unearthed in California Highway Dig 2013-02-17T22:37:28Z In February of 2012, a report revealed that Amazon Japan, a subsidiary of Amazon Inc., was selling large numbers of cetacean food products. I’ll Have the Whale, Please 2013-02-05T21:45:00Z The researchers routinely monitor cetaceans off the South Korean coast. Dolphins try to save dying companion 2013-01-28T07:40:53Z Like other cetacean species, the Yangtze finless porpoise uses sonar for navigation, ranging and foraging. Finless Porpoises in Peril 2012-12-26T17:15:02.660Z In the EU, all cetaceans - such as whales and dolphins - are protected by law, including against hunting, capture, captivity, and deliberate disturbance or trading, including cetacean products originating from third countries. City bar raided over 'whale skin' 2012-12-09T14:27:40Z Rob Deaville, manager of the cetacean stranding investigation programme for ZSL, said fin whales were a "fairly unusual species to be found beached in the UK". Whale dies after beaching on bank 2012-10-01T11:37:38Z "But working on cetaceans is just enormously challenging, and this is very rare, hard-won data." Adult Killer Whales Need Their Mamas 2012-09-13T19:02:00Z Whilst it might be assumed that avoidance behavior will protect cetaceans from injury, individual dolphins will sometimes approach survey vessels and even swim under air gun arrays. Whales Intervene In Nuclear Plant's Seismic Testing 2012-08-27T15:55:26Z Fishing, pollution and other human activities along the Yangtze River in China are driving yet another species of freshwater cetacean to the brink of extinction. Finless Porpoises in Peril 2012-12-26T17:15:02.660Z Despite the importance of Oceania and the vast jurisdiction of Pacific Island nations, money for surveys of cetacean diversity in the region is difficult to find. Scientist at Work Blog: Slowing to a Whale's Pace in Samoa 2012-08-27T10:08:00Z There used to be a blue-grey freshwater cetacean in China not so long ago - the Yangtze River Dolphin or Baiji. Fight to save endangered Indian dolphin 2012-08-14T11:56:36Z Historically the IWC focused only on whaling, but the biggest threats to cetaceans today are other human activities such as bycatch, ship strikes and expansion of oil and gas developments. Whaling moves beyond the harpoon 2012-07-07T15:29:03Z Nearly 50 million years ago, the ancestor of all cetaceans—a group that includes dolphins and whales—began its transition from land lubber to aquatic all-star. Building a Bigger Dolphin Brain 2012-06-27T00:01:00Z The Yangtze finless porpoise is one of the world’s few remaining freshwater cetaceans. Finless Porpoises in Peril 2012-12-26T17:15:02.660Z His camp believes a change of scene is also needed because the IWC numbers less than half of the world's countries among its members, and deals with less than half of the world's cetacean species. Whale meeting heads for discord 2012-05-18T18:11:13Z But Indian conservationists working on the Brahmaputra River hope to reverse the dolphin's decline by mobilising riverside communities to protect these amazing cetaceans. Fight to save endangered Indian dolphin 2012-08-14T11:56:36Z Perhaps most notably, the IWC's scientific committee, which is widely regarded as the most credible organisation in the world on cetacean science, on the plight of small cetaceans. Whaling moves beyond the harpoon 2012-07-07T15:29:03Z His camp believes a change of scene is also needed because the IWC numbers less than half the world's countries among its members, and deals with less than half of the world's cetacean species. Whale meeting heads for discord 2012-05-18T18:11:13Z A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. µ There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Does that mean it’s more like thrash metal than a love song – perhaps some form of cetacean male bonding? Dot Earth Blog: Humpback Whales Yield Some Sonic Secrets to Science 2012-03-20T16:43:13Z However, by legally making whales and dolphins “nonhuman persons,” with individual rights under law, it would obligate governments to protect cetaceans from slaughter or abuse. Nonhuman Personhood Rights (and Wrongs) 2012-03-09T16:15:00.240Z Just this week, a coalition of nine NGOs contributed just over £10,000 for work on small cetaceans. Whaling moves beyond the harpoon 2012-07-07T15:29:03Z "Our proposal at the UN will embrace all highly migratory species of cetacean," he said. Whale meeting heads for discord 2012-05-18T18:11:13Z Most of the knowledge of Hawaiian cetaceans actually concentrates on a few well-studied species: the humpback whale and the Hawaiian spinner dolphin. Towing my weight: Partnering with commercial shipping for whale and dolphin research 2012-03-08T20:15:04.757Z Then there are physiological impacts, from hearing damage to gas-filled lesions caused by a rapid, startled ascent—the cetacean equivalent of the bends. Turn It Down: How Human Noise Is Disturbing the Whales 2012-03-04T05:05:39Z “The evidence for cognitive and affective sophistication—currently most strongly documented in dolphins—supports the claim that these cetaceans are ‘non-human persons,’” said White. Nonhuman Personhood Rights (and Wrongs) 2012-03-09T16:15:00.240Z Hearing in cetaceans: evolution of the accessory air sacs and the structure and function of the outer and middle ear in recent cetaceans. Grampus griseus joins the globicephalines 2012-02-27T21:15:05.413Z The study, called "Abundance and behaviour of cetaceans and basking sharks in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters", was prompted by the opening up of new sites for marine renewable energy. White whales in renewables report 2012-02-21T02:13:46Z But it was only in 2009, when Rolland was preparing for a workshop on noise and cetaceans convened by the U.S. Shhh ... Ocean Noises Stress Out Whales 2012-02-08T00:01:00Z Although the data are anecdotes, they are "valuable and very interesting," says Robert Pitman, a cetacean expert at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in San Diego, California. Killer Whale Menu Finally Revealed 2012-01-30T21:33:20Z Some of the most commonly eaten animals are small cetaceans like the lesser dolphins, the study’s lead author, Martin Robards, a researcher with the Wildlife Conservation Society, said in an interview. Green Blog: When Marine Mammals Become Food 2012-01-27T18:46:25Z Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive molecular tree of extant cetaceans. Grampus griseus joins the globicephalines 2012-02-27T21:15:05.413Z By attaching suction cup radio tags to whales, researchers are seeing what cetaceans do underwater. A Whale's Virtual Reality 2012-01-05T20:57:23Z In the cetaceans—for example, the dolphin—because of the absence of posterior limbs, the pelvis is represented by two separate bones only, which have no connection with the vertebral column. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z These cetaceans sometimes hunt in packs or schools, and commit great havoc among the belugas or white whales, which occasionally throw themselves ashore to escape their persecutors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The killer is also a cetacean of considerable size, 15 to 20 feet in length, but of very different habits; it is very swift, is armed with powerful teeth, and is gregarious. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Phylogenetic relationships among delphinid cetaceans based on full cytochrome b sequences. Grampus griseus joins the globicephalines 2012-02-27T21:15:05.413Z It was very unexpected and very splendid to have this battalion of magnificent cetaceans, bursting with vital energy and fullness of life, injected without warning into the calm quiet of this tropical sea. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z In the cetaceans, on the contrary, the length of the spinous processes increases from the first to the last. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z Roughly speaking, these animals filled the ecological niches now occupied by toothed cetaceans such as dolphins and killer whales. Prehistoric reptiles: A loving mother 2011-08-10T18:18:00Z Protecting highly mobile species such as sharks, cetaceans and seabirds needs cooperation between regional and national Governments. Minister on shark tagging mission 2011-08-04T06:20:36Z Comparative anatomy and evolutionary history of suction feeding in cetaceans. Grampus griseus joins the globicephalines 2012-02-27T21:15:05.413Z Day after day I scan the surface for momentary glimpses of cetaceans, and the air for passing sea birds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The number of phalanges is two for the thumb and three for each of the other digits; except in the cetaceans, in which they are more numerous. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The researchers plan next to investigate whether other cetaceans possess the same capacity. The dolphin that hunts with electric sense 2011-07-26T23:23:41Z The researchers expect that electroreception, as this sense is called, will be found in other cetacean species. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z That helps the cetaceans find prey even when it's buried in sea sand. Why Dolphins Wear Sponges 2011-07-20T22:48:01Z But a number of nations pledged new funding for research on small cetaceans, some of which are severely threatened. Whaling meeting 'fails on crises' 2011-07-14T22:04:16Z Unique specimens of other cetaceans are also recorded. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Writing in the Royal Society's journal , the scientists say other cetaceans may show the same ability. The dolphin that hunts with electric sense 2011-07-26T23:23:41Z Hanke and others now say scientists should investigate whether other bottom-feeding cetaceans, such as river dolphins and pygmy sperm whales, share the ability. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z But a grampus is a cetacean, and that is the family to which whales belong. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z Huge delays during the four days of talks meant that many items on the agenda pertinent to the health of whales and other cetaceans did not get discussed. Whaling meeting 'fails on crises' 2011-07-14T22:04:16Z When asked what he thought about research indicating that cetaceans are intelligent and sentient animals, he responded: "If they are so intelligent, why don't they stay outside of Iceland's territorial waters?" Why Fukushima May Be Good for Whales 2011-05-14T06:18:44Z Like all of the toothed cetaceans, it hunts and locates using sound. The dolphin that hunts with electric sense 2011-07-26T23:23:41Z The study opens a new door to cetacean researchers, who now have a "new sensory system" to explore, says Paul Nachtigall, a sensory biologist at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z Actual mortality is likely to be much higher: scientists estimate that the carcasses gathered so far represent a fifth of the actual mortality figure for turtles, and at most 6% of cetaceans. How Much Damage Did the Deepwater Horizon Do to the Gulf of Mexico? 2011-04-19T22:15:00.313Z Consider the case of the Yangtze River dolphin, a long-beaked, nearly blind cetacean also known as the baiji, that inhabited about 1,000 linear miles of a single river in southeast China. Scientists work hard to avoid declaring a species extinct 2011-02-21T16:56:03Z The country’s cetacean research program, which the government says is needed to prove the whale numbers have revived sufficiently to allow commercial whaling, has been criticized by governments from New Zealand to the European Union. Japan Abandons Antarctic Whale Hunt After Sea Shepherd Protests 2011-02-18T05:08:01Z The sport, or, more properly speaking, the trade, of harpooning this river cetacean, is followed by most of the Amazonian Indians. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z "We have been so impressed by hearing and echolocation that we've ignored other, possible sensory systems in cetaceans," he says. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z They're among the world's rarest cetaceans—hard to find and even harder to study. Where Pygmy Killer Whales Roam 2011-01-27T22:00:00Z A short list of mammals that live in fission-fusion groups would include chimpanzees, muriquis, elephants, some social carnivores and a few cetaceans. Scientist at Work: A Rare Interspecies Frolic Among Spider and Woolly Monkeys 2011-01-15T00:15:45Z These men overlook the fact that certain animals, notably the elephant and divers species of cetaceans, have cerebral convolutions that are more complex than those of man. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Based on these rare glimpses, certain scientists theorised that sea lampreys feed on cetaceans, but it was not possible from this evidence to say conclusively that they were drawing blood. Blood-sucking fish feed on whales 2011-01-03T06:56:36Z Though less studied, cetacean matriarchs may shepherd kin to lush feeding grounds along migration routes. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z The situation Is looking up for some cetacean Who won’t face extermination To be sold off by the pound. Newsverse: Save the Humans 2010-06-24T23:00:00Z When you compare relative brain size, or levels of self-awareness, sociality, the importance of culture, cetaceans come out on most of these measures in the gap between chimps and humans. Save a Whale, Save a Soul, Goes the Cry 2010-06-26T19:29:00Z It is also much thicker in the brains of dolphins, porpoises and other cetaceans than it is in the most intellectual of men. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The Web site for Japan’s foremost whale research lab, the Institute for Cetacean Research, lists hundreds of papers in “peer-reviewed journals” but none on cetacean behavior, social structure or communication. In Whaling Wars, Resources vs. 'Beings' 2010-06-24T19:58:00Z "The results suggest there is a connection between hair mercury levels and eating cetaceans," Director Koji Okamoto told reporters at a town hall. Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins 2010-05-09T12:24:00Z Whale restaurants from around Japan served their best cetacean recipes — whale sushi, whale sashimi, whale on crackers, canned whale, whale with Osaka noodles — to black-suited Japanese legislators, grazing from one table to the next. Endangered Species: Why Japan Keeps Fighting the Whale Wars 2010-03-15T10:45:00Z The cetacean brain has been evolving to its own mariner rhythms ever since. Save a Whale, Save a Soul, Goes the Cry 2010-06-26T19:29:00Z "It was a potent act," writes Philip Hoare, a close student of things cetacean: "the king of Camelot interred with the talisman of a heroic age." 2010-02-14T05:00:00Z The cetacean hunting type 2 killer whales are regularly seen off the west coast of Scotland and Ireland. 2010-01-05T14:40:00Z Many cetaceans are at the top of their food chain, which makes their mercury levels higher because they accumulate it from all the fish lower in the food chain. Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins 2010-05-09T12:24:00Z The buoyancy of the water will reduce the stress to the animal and will help to keep it cool and prevent overheating—a real danger to stranded cetaceans. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification It was therefore probable that the cetacean would not be able to extricate itself easily, at any rate it was best to hasten, so as to cut off its retreat if necessary. Abandoned Among the dolphin group the narwhal and the white whale, or beluga, are distinguished from all other cetaceans by the great comparative length of their cervical vertebrae, all of which are completely free. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Even in the Eocene strata of Europe, the discovery of cetaceans has never kept pace with that of land quadrupeds. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In connection with this, earlier organic forms often appear to foreshadow and predict others that are to succeed them in time, as the winged and marine reptiles of the Mesozoic foreshadow the birds and cetaceans. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science National Museum, various regional museums, and other researchers actively collecting cetacean materials for display and study in the implementation of their stranded animal salvage programs. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification They are among the smaller members of the cetacean order, none exceeding 10 ft. in length. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In size cetaceans vary much, some of the smaller dolphins scarcely exceeding 4 ft. in length, while whales are the most colossal of all animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Probably the dead cetacean could not get out of the way of the steel diving craft in time, or else deemed it another whale, and so was rammed by the sharp steel prow. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam Take hold of the hand, and you are struck with its cetacean feel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Scientists recognize two suborders of living cetaceans: the whalebone whales, suborder Mysticeti, and the toothed whales, suborder Odontoceti. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Probably he satisfied himself that the enemy was some abnormally large cetacean, which it was his natural duty to attack forthwith. Tales of Fishes The last family of existing cetaceans is the above-mentioned Delphinidae, which includes the true dolphins, porpoises, grampuses and their relatives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" This is a savage cetacean, probably the same with the "thrasher," about fifteen feet in length, blunt-nosed, strong of jaw, with cruel teeth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 The cetacean of the land, he is localized, like animals,—not universal, like civilized man. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Completed data forms and all associated information for observations of stranded cetaceans should be forwarded to the Division of Mammals, U.S. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Applied to the breathing of whales and other cetaceans. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The boat flashed out from the beach, swept out of the passage through the reef, and in twenty minutes was within striking distance of the mighty cetacean. The Call Of The South 1908 The latter is considerably larger, has a longer and slenderer jaw, less round at the muzzle, smaller teeth, and "isn't so clean a made fish"; for, in nautical parlance, cetaceans are still fish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 And for more than twenty years this business partnership has existed between the humans and the cetaceans, and the utmost rectitude and solicitude for each other's interests has always been maintained. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 The following brief summary of major methods of tagging cetaceans is provided to acquaint the reader with markers he may expect to see in the western North Atlantic. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification A name applied to several of the smaller cetaceans of the northern seas, more especially to the Hyperoodon rostratus. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The enormous cetacean disappeared and reappeared as the waves rose and fell, showing its black back like a rock in open sea. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras There’s a powerful sight of blubber in that air animile!” and the speaker appeared to gaze sadly at the carcase of the conquered cetacean as it floated by. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The place could not have been picked out with greater accuracy if the whaler had known the exact spot where the big cetacean was going to appear. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Individually stranded cetaceans rarely survive, even if they are found soon after stranding and transported to adequate holding facilities. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification A large cetacean, belonging to the division of delphinoid or toothed whales. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In his agony, the great cetacean, instead of sounding, threw himself blindly toward the boat. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Bats were, by the earliest observers, naturally supposed to have a close relationship to birds, and cetaceans to fishes. On the Genesis of Species Assuredly, the cetaceans being mammals, it entered into the plan of their structure to have four limbs like the others, and consequently a pelvis to sustain their hind legs. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Because of its northern inshore habitat, the harbor porpoise is not likely to be confused with any other cetacean. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification One of the smallest of the cetacean or whale order, common in the British seas. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The sperm or cachalot whale is a dangerous and bold fighter and is perhaps the most interesting of all cetaceans. Ranching, Sport and Travel These cetaceans are gregarious and inoffensive in disposition and feed chiefly on cuttle-fish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But those aquatic mammals which would form the habit of never leaving the water, and only rising to breathe at the surface, would probably give origin to the different known cetaceans. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work In addition to permitting scientists to define movement patterns and daily diving patterns of cetaceans, the use of such devices offers an exciting means of determining the environmental parameters that trigger changes in their behavior. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification A term applied to a shoal of any of the cetacean animals. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The remaining eight volumes, which complete this edition, appeared after Buffon's death, and comprise reptiles, fishes and cetaceans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The peculiarity of this cetacean is the preponderance of the cranial over the rostral part, more so, as Professor Owen remarks, than in any other species. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon But the most noticeable feature of the Amazonian fauna, as Agassiz has remarked, is the abundance of cetaceans through its whole extent. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The discussion is intended to make the reader aware of the value of information on natural or man-made marks in studies of cetacean natural history. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification A common name applied by sailors to many different species of cetaceans. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. True fish generally fall far short of these enormous dimensions, but some of the larger sharks attain almost equal size with the biggest cetaceans. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science The existence of races of men inhabiting the icy regions of the North Polar lands, and whose nutriment is solely derived from fish and cetaceans, shows the possibility of maintaining life independently of vegetable substances. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 In appearance these whales are the most attractive of all the cetaceans. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 To increase reliability of identifications, observers should train themselves to ask the following kinds of questions each time cetaceans are encountered: 1. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification A term applied to the blowing or breathing of whales and other cetaceans. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Now, the fact as to the comparative size of our own cetaceans and of 'geological' animals is just this. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Collections of marine invertebrates, of reptiles and batrachians, casts of fishes and cetaceans, an old whaling outfit, and a lot of miscellaneous material completed the exhibit. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Then the sailors, shod in boots, with cramp-hooks would take their places on the back of the enormous cetacean, and cut it up methodically in parallel bands marked off from the head to the tail. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen To these and to all who use this guide to further help knowledge about the cetaceans of the western North Atlantic, we are grateful. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification An animal of the cetacean or whale tribe, distinguished by the large pointed teeth with which both jaws are armed, and by the high falcate dorsal fin. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The cetaceans bore down upon this living density and with their insatiable mouths devoured the nourishment by ton loads. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The crew of the frigate and the various scientists on board were all eagerness to meet the great cetacean, or sea-unicorn. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction Generally these three whale-boats were employed simultaneously in the pursuit of cetaceans. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Contributions to the natural history of the cetaceans, a review of the family Delphinidae. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification The nostrils of the cetaceans, situated on the highest part of the head. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Inclined to believe it rarely attacks larger cetaceans. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Many a whale had received its deathblow from him, and he was eager to flesh his harpoon in this redoubtable cetacean which had terrified the marine world. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction Besides, that sea, so fine, was marvelously conducive to the pursuit of a cetacean. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen National Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, Calif. Data on stranded cetaceans should be collected by someone experienced in handling and measuring cetaceans. 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