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  • Deep Ocean Sound Confused Scientists For Years. We Finally Know What Makes It.

    09/26/2024 6:54:14 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Science Alert ^ | September 25, 2024 | Michelle Starr
    A mysterious sound heard booming from deep under the ocean waves has finally been traced to a fascinating source. First recorded in 2014 in the west Pacific, the "biotwang" is actually the call of the Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) traveling long distances in the open ocean. What's more, the techniques used to identify the sound have led to the development of a new tool for understanding whale populations and how they move about in and inhabit Earth's enigmatic seas. "Bryde's whales occur worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters, but their population structure and movements are not well understood," writes...
  • Whale flatulence stuns scientists

    08/14/2003 5:25:08 AM PDT · by joesnuffy · 112 replies · 961+ views
    News.Com ^ | August 14, 2003 | Simon Benson
    Whale flatulence stuns scientists By Simon Benson August 14, 2003 IT'S one of the unfortunate consequences of being a mammal - flatulence. And, more unfortunately for a group of whale researchers, nature took its course right under their noses - literally. The researchers claim this is the first photograph of a minke whale letting one go in the icy waters of Antarctica. It was taken from the bow of a research vessel. "We got away from the bow of the ship very quickly ... it does stink," said Nick Gales, a research scientist from the Australian Antarctic Division. However, the...