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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery
In honor of Mother's Day, the Citizens of the Sea blog salutes ocean-going mothers...
May 2011
Article
Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals
Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...
September 2011
Personal Perspectives
Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals
Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...
January 2011
Article
Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...
July 2016
Personal Perspectives
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...
March 2014
Article
Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!
Marine parasites may be small in size, but they can be present in very high numbers...
December 2012
Article
Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales
When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...
November 2017
Lesson Plan
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Activity Book
This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 16:49
Lesson Plan
How do Humpback Whales Feed?
The activity covers feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also teaches how...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:16
Citizens of the Sea
The incredible variety of marine life—in numbers, body form, behavior, and...
July 2010
Article
Keeping An Ear Out For Whale Evolution
Large whales are notoriously hard to study. Except when rising to breathe, they...
March 2015