Whale sharks might serve as an example to young children who are afraid to widen their horizons at the dinner table, as being omnivorous has definitely helped this species grow to be large and robust. While it has long been known that the largest fish in the sea consumes krill, fresh study has revealed that they can also benefit from ingesting plant material. The findings, … [Read more...] about The Whale Shark Falls The Kodiak Bear is The World’s Biggest Omnivore
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Shocking Beached Whale Installation “Washes Up” in the Philippines
The world's ocean plastic problem is more critical than ever since microplastics are contaminating the food chain and more marine creatures are becoming endangered. Greenpeace Philippines pushed the topic by using art to make a strong statement about the pollution problems that local people are suffering. Just south of Manila, a roughly 50-foot-long blue whale washed up on the … [Read more...] about Shocking Beached Whale Installation “Washes Up” in the Philippines
Incredible Footage Shows a Humpback Whale Scooping Two Women Into its Mouth
Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking in San Luis Obispo Bay, California, when the unimaginable happened. The two were devoured by a massive humpback whale and spent a brief minute in its jaws. People nearby captured the entire event on camera, and it happened so quickly that the two women didn't aware they were in the whale's mouth until they viewed the tape after the … [Read more...] about Incredible Footage Shows a Humpback Whale Scooping Two Women Into its Mouth
The Sato’s Beaked Whale Was Spotted for the First Time Ever Near Japan
Live cetacean sightings went from zero to 14, making Berardius minimus the London bus of the whale world. When the Sato's beaked whale (Berardius minimus) first appeared on the scene in 2019, whispers of a rare and elusive whale were finally matched by evidence of a new species. However, as no one had ever successfully identified a living Sato's beaked whale before, the … [Read more...] about The Sato’s Beaked Whale Was Spotted for the First Time Ever Near Japan
Experts Affirm that the Carcass on a Victorian Beach is not the Famous White Whale “Migaloo”
Experts inspected the dead white whale corpse found on a secluded Victorian beach and determined it was not Australia's famous Migaloo. After confirming the whale's sex, marine biologists from Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) concluded that it was not Migaloo. The albino corpse that washed up on Mallacoota Beach in eastern Victoria, … [Read more...] about Experts Affirm that the Carcass on a Victorian Beach is not the Famous White Whale “Migaloo”