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Whales have beached throughout human history, with evidence of humans salvaging from stranded sperm whales in southern Spain during the Upper Magdalenian era some 14,000 years before the present. [2] Some strandings can be attributed to natural and environmental factors, such as rough weather, weakness due to old age or infection, difficulty ...
Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]
“Today, biologists will collect samples to attempt to determine cause of illness and death and to better understand sperm whale health, and life history,” the FWC said in a statement. The ...
The sperm whale or cachalot [a] (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.
There have also been several orca deaths there in the last few years. A 29-year-old male called Keto passed away in November and three other orcas died there between March 2021 and September 2022.
Sperm whales, which can be found in all major oceans, are now protected as an endangered species, after years of population decline due to harvesting by humans. As the largest toothed whale ...
A dead Atlantic Northern Right Whale after colliding with a ship propeller....the leading cause of death in North Atlantic Right Whales is injury sustained from colliding with ships....the Spade Toothed Whale is the rarest, and probably the most poorly known large mammalian species.
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