A Bryde’s whale and seagulls feast on anchovies in the Gulf of Thailand, on September 9, 2014. Bryde’s whales are a baleen medium seized whale with dark grey colour and a white underbelly and live in tropical to temperate waters. An estimated population of 30 to 35 Bryde’s whales are commonly seen along the…
This is a fascinating story about a juvenile beluga whale who suddenly began to imitate human speech. Echo? Repeating? Higher intelligence? An attempt at communicating with people? All that….? Here’s the story about Noc, from Smithsonian.com.
When freediver Chris Coates was swimming off the coast of Africa, he had seen humpbacks all day….but this one came close & thumped him with its pectoral fin. You can see his amazing video & the rest of the story here – check it out!
Ever since I met Captain Charles Moore a few years ago (he came to San Juan Island for a rousing talk), I’ve had plastics on the brain. If you haven’t seen his here’s-everything-in-a-nutshell TED talk, check it here. The amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is staggering, and it makes its way into the…