14-12-04 Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Environment Society of Oman, and other organizations have made a fascinating discovery in the northern Indian Ocean: humpback whales inhabiting t...

14-09-06 The number of California blue whales has rebounded to near historical levels, according to new research by the University of Washington, and while the number of blue whales struck by ships is likely above allowable U.S. limits, such strikes do not i...

14-02-13 Scientists have demonstrated a new method for counting whales from space. 科学家展示了一种从太空中计算鲸鱼数量的新方法。 It uses very high-resolution satellite pictures and image-processing software to automatically detect the great mammals at or ne...

13-10-31 Humpback whales are known for the complexity of their feeding techniques, which include trapping krill and other prey within bubble nets they produce and gulping（狼吞虎咽地吃） up to two-thirds their weight in prey-laden water. Now, scientists have...

13-10-30 Sperm whales weigh up to 50 tons, and the smallest bat barely reaches a gram. Nevertheless, the two species share the same success story: They both have developed the ability to use echolocation -- a biological sonar -- for hunting. Now Danish resea...

13-09-12 Biologists and physicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, found out that not all of the Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate towards the equator（赤道） at the end of...

13-09-02 Whales have been shown to increase the pigment in their skin in response to sunshine, just as we get a tan（黝黑色，棕褐色） . Research published today in Nature journal, Scientific Reports, reveals that not only do some species of whales get darker...

13-07-05 Some blue whales off the coast of California change their behavior when exposed to the sort of underwater sounds used during U.S. military exercises. The whales may alter diving behavior or temporarily avoid important feeding areas, according to new...

12-09-17 有两项独立研究显示，911恐怖袭击对鲸鱼活动产生了积极的影响，而对很多当时尚未出生的婴儿则产生了负面效应。 The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed the world forever. But 11 years after the terrorist attacks, a number of strange byproducts of th...

12-05-24 Scientists at the University of British Columbia and the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a sensory organ in rorqual（须鲸科） whales that coordinates its signature lunge-feeding behaviour -- and may help explain their enormous size. Rorquals...