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#China: aquariums in Shanghai & Shenzen opt for robotic #whale sharks to cut costs, leaving visitors feeling deceived.

Whale Sharks - a big tourist draw - can live over 100 years but only 5 years in captivity.

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/environment/article/3286578/china-aquariums-opt-robotic-whales-cut-costs-leaving-visitors-feel-deceived


China aquariums opt for robotic whales to cut costs, leaving visitors feeling deceived

An aquarium in southern China has come under scrutiny for showcasing a robotic whale shark instead of a live one, igniting passionate debates around animal welfare and consumer rights.
Fran Lu (South China Morning Post)
#China #whale

How #baleen #whales have adapted over past 50M years
The new study "Into the Blue: Exploring #genetic mechanisms behind the #evolution of #baleenwhales," explores key genetic adaptations of these diverse #whale species around #oceansβ€”giving new insights into risks and opportunities for their survival. The study looks at intriguing mammalsβ€”from gigantism of largest blue and fin whales, to diving and migratory abilities of other whales: including humpbacks, minkes & gray.
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-blue-baleen-whales-million-years.html

Into the blue: How baleen whales have adapted over the past 50 million years

The largest dataset of cetacean genes ever collated has helped Flinders University scientists deep dive into the blue to fathom the triumph of baleen whale evolution.
phys.org
#Evolution #whale #oceans #whales #genetic #baleen #baleenwhales

really enjoyed this story about scientists trying to identify a mystery #whale species by triangulating recordings (live tapes?) from across the world. the elusive cross seamount whale still hasn't been definitively sighted or identified. https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-whale-thats-known-only-by-the-sound-of-its-voice/

The Whale That’s Known Only by the Sound of Its Voice | Hakai Magazine

Scientists have spent 18 years looking for the elusive Cross Seamount beaked whaleβ€”a potentially new species they’ve heard but never seen.
Hakai Magazine
#whale

What happens if you sigh and tell it "Oh no, not again"? #whale #MagratheaForever
#whale #magratheaforever

The discovery of beaked #whale #circovirus (#BWCV) in #whales and #dolphins expands the knowledge of #marine mammal species that can become #infected with the #disease.
#MarineBiology #Virology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/mb01262301.html

New virus discovered in whales, dolphins across the Pacific

A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphins
www.sflorg.com
#whale #Disease #marine #virology #circovirus #BWCV #whales #dolphins #infected #MarineBiology #sflorg

So this is pretty cool. Two of the whales we saw on our whale watching tour are "new to science" i.e. haven't been reported by anyone anywhere on the planet, until I did πŸ˜€

https://happywhale.com/individual/74925;enc=240883;event=490359

https://happywhale.com/individual/74924;enc=240882;event=490358

So if you happen to go whale watching, make sure you photograph the underside of the tail and submit your sightings to happywhale.com

#citizenScience #science #whale
#science #whale #citizenscience

Whales were seen!

We found three pods of whales, most just a mother and calf, but one pod contained mother, calf and an escort.

They were all fairly placid, no breaches or jumps, but still cool to see these huge animals relatively close (closer than the shore anyway).

#whale #HumpbackWhale #AustralianWildlife
#AustralianWildlife #whale #humpbackwhale

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