Phoenix's Tail Meet Phoenix—One of about 450 remaining North Atlantic Right Whales (tale right whale, tale whale photo essay, tale whale photo essay, tale right whale pho ... ...

Sep 30 2009 - 2:03pm

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal remains rise above the sand. Smithsonian scientists Nicholas Pyenson and Aaron O'Dea along with a team of students descend upon the beach. Their mission: to excavate the ... ...

Jun 22 2011 - 5:47pm

Fossils Get a CT Scan After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate and remove ,  not just one, but two skeletons of an early "toothe ... ...

May 21 2012 - 1:23pm

Killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) are master hunters, using speed, camouflage, and a variety of techniques to capture their prey. See how a different predator - the great white shark - finds its prey in this online photo gallery .  Kil ... ...

Sep 30 2009 - 11:20am

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program/State of Hawaii This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary, with inf ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 5:49pm

National Geographic The activity covers background, migration, and feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also includes a simulation of bubble net feeding and a drawing exercise. ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 4:16pm

Drs. Jill C. Fegley and Sara M. Lindsay University of Maine Lindsey Lab This lesson introduces high school students ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 4:08pm

National Geographic This lesson asks students to research current and proposed methods of assisting the recovery of northern right whale populations. Students will conduct Internet rese ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 4:05pm

Smithsonian Institution and New England Aquarium Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine biologists who study the endangered North Atlantic ri ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 4:03pm

A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales . These callosities are inhabited by small amph ... ...

Jan 16 2013 - 10:49am

A right whale opens its mouth wide, revealing huge plates of baleen hanging from its upper jaw. There are between 200 and 270 baleen plates on each side of a right whale's upper ... ...

Dec 31 2012 - 8:49am

Sperm whales have conical teeth on their long, narrow, lower jaw. The teeth fit neatly into sockets in the upper jaw, which has no teeth. This arrangement is a perfect adaptation for ... ...

Sep 20 2012 - 11:45am

This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also lived on land. An ancestor of the right whale ,  Maiacetus  lived 49-40 million years ago. It had flipper-like l ... ...

Aug 21 2012 - 8:51am

A male sperm whale feeding near the surface. Sperm whales are a toothed whale , rather than a baleen whale , and are found throughout the world's oceans.  ... ...

Jul 27 2012 - 2:49pm

Narwhals ( Monodon monoceros ) are a type of toothed whale, best known for their long unicorn-like tusk. The tusk is normally found on male narwhals and is actually a tooth ... ...

Jul 27 2012 - 11:00am