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A 400 year-old mystery within Dutch artist Henrik von Athonissen's famous painting is solved as British art restorers discover that there used to be a beached whale right in the middle of the ...
'In the Whale,' the story of Provincetown lobster diver Michael Packard ... All I could think of was my boys — they’re 12 and 15 years old.” ... three years later, read online 300 or 400 ...
The oldest pregnant female ever recorded was 41 years old. [182] Gestation requires 14 to 16 months, producing a single calf. [11] Sexually mature females give birth once every 4 to 20 years (pregnancy rates were higher during the whaling era). [181] Birth is a social event, as the mother and calf need others to protect them from predators.
Basilosaurus (meaning "king lizard") is a genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene, approximately 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). First described in 1834, it was the first archaeocete and prehistoric whale known to science. [2] Fossils attributed to the type species B. cetoides were discovered in the ...
Each year, a light and dark layer of wax is laid corresponding with fasting during migration and feeding time. Each set is thus an indicator of age. [56] [57] [58] The oldest blue whale found was determined, using this method, to be 110 years old. [55] [59] The maximum age of a pygmy blue whale determined this way is 73 years. [60]
Image credits: yuliyamnn The previously mentioned antarctic blue whale holds the title of the biggest animal on earth. It can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and reach a length of 98 feet. The giant ...
Reproduction can begin when a whale is 10 to 15 years old. The gestation period is 13–14 months with females producing a calf once every three to four years. [21] Lactation typically lasts about a year. To survive in the cold water immediately after birth, calves are born with a thick layer of blubber. Within 30 minutes of birth, bowhead ...
Ambulocetus. Ambulocetus (Latin ambulare "to walk" + cetus "whale") is a genus of early amphibious cetacean [a] from the Kuldana Formation in Pakistan, roughly 48 or 47 million years ago during the Early Eocene (Lutetian). It contains one species, Ambulocetus natans (Latin natans "swimming"), known solely from a near-complete skeleton.