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Big news!

Our latest paper, “Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales” has been published in “Current Biology”.

This is the first known evidence of a marine mammal making tools out of objects in their environment.

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23.06.2025 17:06 — 👍 50    🔁 24    💬 2    📌 3

Whale Presumed to Be Dead Reappears After 3 Years — New Photos Show the Surprising Development A whale thought to be dead for three years has reappeared alive off the coast of Massachusetts. The animal, named Calvin, is a female North Atlantic right whale and was last seen with what is known as...

Not from the Pacific, but definitely good news worth a share!

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15.05.2025 18:58 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

This week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to weaken environmental safeguards.

21.04.2025 03:58 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

We have some incredibly exciting news to share! J Pod has a new calf! Designated J63, we observed this little one traveling with J40. This will be her first known calf! While we have no immediate health concerns at the moment, we’ll continue to update when we can.

08.04.2025 18:34 — 👍 160    🔁 50    💬 1    📌 19

3 more months until whale watching season… i’m trying to stay strong

09.02.2025 02:22 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If you haven’t already seen the news, a brand new calf was spotted in J Pod!

The calf was photographed by Brittany Philbin from a Washington State Ferry and was seen traveling in the echelon position of J35 Tahlequah.

Photo courtesy of Brittany Philbin

21.12.2024 03:59 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

hello bluesky

15.11.2024 17:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0