Killer Whales Teach Their Children To Beach Themselves — A Biologist Explains Why

Along remote coastlines, killer whale parents teach their young how to intentionally beach themselves for prey in a tradition ...
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Humpback whales are probably learning how to catch prey with bubble nets by watching one another

Humpback whales have devised a clever strategy that allows them to scarf down lots of food in just a handful of gulps. Called “bubble netting,” this well-documented strategy involves swimming in ...
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Students at School No. 34 learn about marine biology from giant inflatable whale

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Whale Mobile, a life-size 40-foot inflatable whale, made a visit to RCSD School No. 34 on Thursday. Students got an immersive experience where they could see the sheer scale of ...
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Surprise baby whale sightings reveal there’s still much to learn about humpbacks

A UNSW-led study published today shows humpback whales are being born much further south than previously thought, with sightings extending as far as Tasmania – more than 1500 kilometres ahead of the ...
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Humpback whales cast bubble nets to catch prey. They may be learning from each other

Humpback whales sometimes use this very intricate, very cool strategy to catch fish. It is called bubble-net feeding. As NPR's Nate Rott reports, a new study suggests the whales are teaching each ...
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Researchers are on a mission this summer to learn more about right whales in the Gulf of Maine

As the 100-foot long whale watch vessel, "Acadia Explorer," idles at the dock in Bar Harbor on this day in late July, passenger Sarah Leiter with the Maine Department of Marine Resources opens her ...