Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
Experts urge caution after endangered whales spotted off Gulf Coast
A rare visit from endangered whales are causing boaters to go slow for what’s below. With a careful eye, two whales were ...
Whale Of A Tale: Very Rare North Atlantic Right Whales Spotted Near Gulf Coast Of Alabama
Two North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Gulf Coast of Alabama recently in a rare encounter less than a mile away ...
North Atlantic right whales should live past 100 years old. They're dying around 22
North Atlantic right whales should live well past 100 years, but threats to the endangered species, including from commercial crab and lobster fishing, have cut their lifespan to a fraction of that, a ...
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Right whales can live to 130, but in North America they die young
Image courtesy of Greg Breed. It’s taken a long time to recognize whale longevity because populations were decimated by hunting in the 19th and 20th centuries, experts say. In the 18 th and 19th ...
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Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...