The study focused on two species: the Southern right whale, which lives in the oceans around Antarctica, Australia, South America and South Africa; and the North Atlantic right whale, which can be ...

who thrilled at the chance of learning how the species produces sound and what it eats. “Who knows what we’ll discover?” Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been found, but all those ...

DNA sequencing in 2002 proved that all three specimens were of the same species — and that it was distinct from other beaked whales. But researchers studying the mammal couldn’t confirm ...

But our new analysis of the longevity of two close relatives of bowheads shows that other whale species also have potentially extremely long lives. Understanding how long wild animals live has ...

DNA sequencing in 2002 proved that all three specimens were of the same species — and that it was distinct from other beaked whales. But researchers studying the mammal couldn’t confirm ...

Fewer vessels will be required to reduce their speed, which is likely to contribute to the extinction of the North Atlantic right whale, a species that is vulnerable to extinction and classified ...