#cetaceans

· 3mo ago

Male sperm whales produce loudest communication sounds ever measured in any mammal https://phys.org/news/2026-08-male-sperm-whales-loudest-communication.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Male sperm whales produce loudest communication sounds ever measured in any mammal

Deep in the world's oceans, large male sperm whales emit slow, low-frequency clicks with the highest source levels of any animal communication sounds. These slow clicks are not the echolocation clicks the whales use to locate prey, but loud, low-frequency communication signals.

· 3mo ago

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California https://phys.org/news/2026-07-whales-hungry-pelicans-marine-california.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Pinnipeds #SeaLions #Dolphins #ElNiño

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such a scene increasingly rare.

Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 3mo ago

Mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins off Cape Cod said to be largest in Massachusetts history https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cape-cod-massachusetts-bottlenose-dolphins-stranded/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science

cbsnews.com

Mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins off Cape Cod said to be largest in Massachusetts history

Rescuers were working to save around 18 bottlenose dolphins that got stranded off the coast of Cape Cod early Tuesday morning.

John

@John@fairdinkum.one

· 4mo ago

A mostly white #humpback #whale #calf has been spotted swimming off the coast of #CabaritaBeach & about 100 kilometres north at #Minjerribah on #StradbrokeIsland the following day. It is thought that this is a leucistic whale, which still have some pigment and normal dark eyes, unlike albino whales that are completely white and have pink or reddish eyes. #auspol #cetaceans #HumpbackWhale

abc.net.au

'Like a small iceberg': Rare whale calf spotted swimming off east coast

The calf, thought to be one of only a dozen in the Southern Hemisphere, has been spotted swimming alongside its mother.

· 5mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

Playful #cetaceans Irrawaddy #Dolphins 🐬 are threatened by #palmoil #pesticide #pollution in their river homes in #Indonesia #Thailand #Cambodia. Just dozens remain alive! Help them when you shop be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Irrawaddy Dolphin Facts and Threats Palm Oil Detectives

wp.me

Irrawaddy Dolphin Facts and Threats Palm Oil Detectives

Intelligent and social Irrawaddy dolphins, also known as the Mahakam River dolphins or Ayeyarwady river #dolphins have endearing faces. Only 90 to 300 are estimated to be left living in the wild. Their rounded and expressive looking noses liken them to a baby beluga whale or the Snubfin dolphin of Australia. These shy #cetaceans are found in coastal and freshwater habitats across #SoutheastAsia, they live in small groups. Tragically, Irrawaddy dolphins face many human threats, from entanglement

· 6mo ago

Passive acoustic monitoring reveals new insights on foraging activity of Hector's dolphins https://phys.org/news/2026-04-passive-acoustic-reveals-insights-foraging.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science