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Moby Dick's Boom Box: Sound Production in Sperm Whales

Dr. Stefan Huggenberger from the University of Cologne explains sound production in...

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Baby Beluga

Beluga whales are naturally vocal animals. They are often called “canaries of the...

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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is found in the Arctic and classified as a...

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

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The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows

Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and...

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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

The evolution of whales represents one of the great stories in macroevolution. It's...

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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

In the episode of One Species at a Time, writer Karen Romano Young takes an...

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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...

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North Atlantic Right Whale: One Species at a Time

Hear how research unfolds at sea in a tiny Zodiac surrounded by creatures that...

When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?

More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...