Excerpt: Researchers from Oregon State University used drones to monitor these whales and gauge changes in their size over time. They found that, while a whale born in the year 2000 could be expected to grow to around 40 feet in length, a whale born in 2020 would end up closer to 35 feet in length. Researchers said the shift in size is dramatic, comparable to the average American woman shrinking from five feet, four inches, to four feet, eight inches in the space of just twenty years.
A CURATED COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FACTS AND DELICIOUS FICTIONS !
Showing posts with label Yahoo news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yahoo news. Show all posts
6/17/24
NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALE : ENDANGERED SPECIES SPOTTED BY SCIENTISTS : ONLY 30 LEFT IN U.S. WATERS?
YAHOO NEWS: SCIENTISTS ASTONISHED PACIFIC RIGHT WHALE
Excerpts: The whales' survival prospects remain threatened by human activities. Noise pollution can disrupt their navigation, contaminants such as plastic may cause harm, and entanglements in fishing gear lead to potential injuries or even death.
The most recent data, detailed by NOAA Fisheries, suggest that only about 30 of these hales remain in the "eastern stock" in U.S. Waters. So, an unexpected sighting is extraordinary....
5/13/24
KILLER WHALES AFTER BLUE SHARK : HE GOT AWAY BECAUSE KILLER WHALES NO LIKE
Excerpt: This CA140B pod of orcas, known as Louise’s family after their matriarch, are regular visitors to the Monterey area and are seen several times a year, Talty said. Most killer whale sightings take place in April and May near Monterey.
“What a rare and lucky encounter today between two unique species!” Monterey Bay Whale Watch said on Facebook.
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family, according to the World Wildlife Fund. They can reach up to 32 feet and more than 12,000 pounds.
Orcas can live up to 90 years and are a top predator, with 100 teeth. They feed mainly on other marine mammals and fish, along with seabirds and marine turtles.
Blue sharks can reach up to 13 feet long and weigh more than 450 pounds, according to Brittanica. They feed mainly on fish, squid and crustaceans.
7/28/18
WHALE- DOLPHIN HYBRID EXTREMELY UNUSUAL
YAHOO NEWS - DOLPHIN WHALE HYBRID
EXCERPT: The hybrid was especially rare because of its melon-headed genes: The toothed-whales are rarely seen in these Hawaiian waters, the researchers wrote. Both species belong to the Delphinidae (oceanic dolphin) family, but the report notes that cross-species unions between them are unusual: It's only the third recorded example in the Delphinidae family, and the first between these two species.
The hybrid, however strange, certainly wasn't treated as an outcast. The marine scientists tagged the hybrid with satellite tracking GPS, along with a companion, to see where they might go. And it appears they stayed together, travelling some 475 miles over eight days, and diving thousands of feet beneath the surface.
10/2/12
9/20/12
CROP CIRCLES UNDER THE SEA NEAR JAPAN? SCIENCE SAYS NO!
MYSTERY SOLVED?
"Ookata dubbed his new find the "mystery circle" and was shocked to find out that a single puffer fish, no more than a few inches long, had created the circles using just one fin. The tiny fish works tirelessly day and night to complete the design. While the circled sculpture is beautiful to look at, Ookata and his crew learned that the fish's creation maintained a dual purpose. Female fish are attracted to the ridges and valleys left in the sand, and they deposit their eggs in the center. The eggs are then shielded from the ocean currents, as the higher points of the sculpture create a barrier to protect them. The more ridges a sculpture contains, the more likely it will attract the females of the species."
"Ookata dubbed his new find the "mystery circle" and was shocked to find out that a single puffer fish, no more than a few inches long, had created the circles using just one fin. The tiny fish works tirelessly day and night to complete the design. While the circled sculpture is beautiful to look at, Ookata and his crew learned that the fish's creation maintained a dual purpose. Female fish are attracted to the ridges and valleys left in the sand, and they deposit their eggs in the center. The eggs are then shielded from the ocean currents, as the higher points of the sculpture create a barrier to protect them. The more ridges a sculpture contains, the more likely it will attract the females of the species."
9/19/12
GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS : SCOTT CHANDLER COUNTS 17 DOGS ON A SURFBOARD
Scott got 17 dogs to stay on the surfboard... linking to the article and pic!
9/15/12
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG BURIED AT SEA
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG BURIED AT SEA yesterday... Yahoo news article linked.
9/5/12
SEA TURTLE HURT BY FISHERMAN'S HOOKS DELIVERS 6 EGGS
The endangered turle was brought to a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys, and her six eggs, if they hatch, will be returned to the beach she was found on. Linking to Yahoo News, for the picture and article!
9/4/12
HURRICANE BRINGS CIVIL WAR SHIP TO SHORE IN ALABAMA
"This is actually the fourth time parts of the wreckage have become visible over the years, after it first made an appearance following Hurricane Camille in 1969. It reappeared in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan and again in 2008 after Hurricane Ike."
Click on the title to go to the link for the photo and full article!
Click on the title to go to the link for the photo and full article!
6/8/12
MINING THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH : PLASTIC IS IN ALL THE OCEANS :
"Today on World Oceans Day we celebrate and honor oceans by recognizing the underwater footprint we all unknowingly leave behind.
When it comes to plastic, what you throw away doesn't really go away. This was evident on my journey to one of the most remote ends of the earth - the Midway Atoll. This small piece of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the northwestern end of the Hawaiian archipelago was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, and should have been the most pristine. There are no cars, streets, lights or air pollution, yet I couldn't escape the remnants of modern society littered everywhere in the form of plastic."
Linking here to the article by Angela Sun of the Upshot blog!
When it comes to plastic, what you throw away doesn't really go away. This was evident on my journey to one of the most remote ends of the earth - the Midway Atoll. This small piece of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the northwestern end of the Hawaiian archipelago was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, and should have been the most pristine. There are no cars, streets, lights or air pollution, yet I couldn't escape the remnants of modern society littered everywhere in the form of plastic."
Linking here to the article by Angela Sun of the Upshot blog!
12/29/11
BRIDGES ACROSS THE SEA FLOOR AT THE DEEPEST LEVELS!
Crystal Gammon for Live Science writes this article, linked above through Yahoo news, about the suprising bridges deep down in the Marianna Trench, which is located in the Pacific Ocean.
Under the sea there are mountains (seamounts) that don't reach the surface, and now scientists know that there are also bridges, maybe 6000 feet high, that are also elevated but narrow. The scientists are mapping these. It's still a mystery how they are formed but they have a theory...
Under the sea there are mountains (seamounts) that don't reach the surface, and now scientists know that there are also bridges, maybe 6000 feet high, that are also elevated but narrow. The scientists are mapping these. It's still a mystery how they are formed but they have a theory...
9/1/11
8/25/11
ANDRE THE SEA TURTLE FOUND DEAD AFTER HEROIC EFFORTS TO SAVE HIM
"When Andre was found stranded on a sandbar on June 15, 2010, he had gaping holes in his shell, the result of two apparent boat strikes. More than three pounds of sand were inside him, along with at least a couple of crabs, a raging infection and a collapsed lung. His spinal cord was exposed, pneumonia was plaguing him and death seemed certain. Any one of those injuries could have killed him, but his flippers were working and his neurological function appeared normal. So after beachgoers pulled him ashore on a boogie board, veterinarians began what became a yearlong effort to save him."
MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press
MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press
8/20/11
BEACHES CLOSED DUE TO SHARKS : YAHOO TRAVEL LISTS
John Giuffo makes the list:
Surf Beach, north of Santa Barbara, California
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Topsail Island, North Carolina
Fripp Island, South Carolina
Lyman Beach, Kona, Hawaii
Linking to the article from Yahoo Travel!
Surf Beach, north of Santa Barbara, California
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Topsail Island, North Carolina
Fripp Island, South Carolina
Lyman Beach, Kona, Hawaii
Linking to the article from Yahoo Travel!
8/17/11
MOM WHALE LOST IN THE KLAMATH RIVER FINALLY DIES
Linking now to this article about the Pacific Blue whale who swam up a river with her calf and eventually died on a sand bar. Scientists say she had plenty of fat so something else was going on...
" The mother whale entered the river on June 23 with her calf, during the species' migration from Baja California nursing grounds to Arctic home waters. They immediately became a tourist attraction. After the calf swam back into the ocean on July 23, facing an uncertain future, marine mammal experts and members of the Yorok Tribe, whose reservation lines the banks of the river, tried many tactics in an attempt to persuade the 40-ton female whale to leave.
" The mother whale entered the river on June 23 with her calf, during the species' migration from Baja California nursing grounds to Arctic home waters. They immediately became a tourist attraction. After the calf swam back into the ocean on July 23, facing an uncertain future, marine mammal experts and members of the Yorok Tribe, whose reservation lines the banks of the river, tried many tactics in an attempt to persuade the 40-ton female whale to leave.
7/22/11
OCEAN GARBAGE KILLING WHALES ? PROBABLY SO !
"Grisly examples abound. In 2008, two sperm whales stranded on the California coast were found to have a huge amount -- 205 kilos (450 pounds) in one alone -- of fish nets and other synthetic debris in their guts. One of the 50-foot (15-metre) animals had a ruptured stomach, and the other, half-starved, had a large plug of wadded plastic blocking its digestive tract.
Seven male sperm whales stranded on the Adriatic coast of southern Italy in 2009 were stuffed with half-digested squids beaks, fishing hooks, ropes and plastic objects."
Marlowe Hood, reporter
Seven male sperm whales stranded on the Adriatic coast of southern Italy in 2009 were stuffed with half-digested squids beaks, fishing hooks, ropes and plastic objects."
Marlowe Hood, reporter
6/18/11
RICHARD BRANSON
"Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson on Tuesday unveiled a new single-person submarine that he said will be used to set new world records by exploring the five deepest parts of the world's oceans.
Branson said that over the next two years, the solo craft will go to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic's Puerto Rico Trench and South Sandwich Trench, the Diamantina Trench in the Indian Ocean and the Molloy Deep in the Arctic Ocean."
Link to the full article above!
Branson said that over the next two years, the solo craft will go to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic's Puerto Rico Trench and South Sandwich Trench, the Diamantina Trench in the Indian Ocean and the Molloy Deep in the Arctic Ocean."
Link to the full article above!
5/31/11
JELLYFISH CRASH FLORIDA BEACH PARTIES!
Stinging jellyfish are crashing Florida beach parties. Link here to this breaking Yahoo news article... these jellyfish are an unusual purple species!
More than 800 people stung!
More than 800 people stung!
3/11/11
TSUNAMI SWEEPS ACROSS THE PACIFIC KILLS HUNDREDS AFTER QUAKE IN JAPAN LAST NIGHT
Tsunami: One of the effects of a massive earth quake. It makes you want to live on a mouontain instead of at the beach. With tremors ghoing as far as Tokyo, this one makes history,
Here is breaking news including a video from Malcolm Foster, Associated Press.
"The entire Pacific had been put on alert — including coastal areas of South America, Canada and Alaska — but waves were not as bad as expected... Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicenter. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 627 people were injured...The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed for hours by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0..."
Here is breaking news including a video from Malcolm Foster, Associated Press.
"The entire Pacific had been put on alert — including coastal areas of South America, Canada and Alaska — but waves were not as bad as expected... Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicenter. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 627 people were injured...The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed for hours by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0..."
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