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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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Single Cell Could Be Capable Of 'Learning': Study
Cells, such as those making up human bodies, might be capable of 'learning', once deemed exclusive to complex creatures with brains, including birds and mammals, a new study has suggested.
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Future Supercontinent Pangea Ultima Could Trigger Mass Extinction, Reveals New Study
A University of Bristol study warns that Earth’s future supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, may make the planet uninhabitable for humans and mammals. Due to a combination of rising CO₂ levels, increased solar radiation, and vast land area far from oceanic cooling, the supercontinent could experience widespread extreme temperatures. Though millions o...
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75-Million-Year-Old Omnivorous Mammal Species That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs Discovered
The study stated that the mammal living with dinosaurs exhibited characteristics "suggesting a diet more in line with plant-dominated omnivory"
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Like Humans, These Animals Give Each Other Names
Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants. Marmoset monkeys have now joined this exclusive club, according to a new study.
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Lonely, Sexually Frustrated Dolphin Behind Attacks On Swimmers In Japan, Say Experts
Authorities in the coastal town of Mihama have installed signs warning people that not only can the mammals "bite you with their sharp teeth and cause you to bleed", but they can also "drag you into the sea, which could be life-threatening".
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Breathtaking Video Shows Diver Swimming Next To Blue Whale In Maldives
The video transports viewers to an underwater wonderland, where the diver glides effortlessly beside the whale's massive form.
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Endangered Whale Likely Dead After Collision With Cruise Ship Off New York Port
A necropsy, the animal equivalent of an autopsy, identified the deceased marine mammal as a mature female sei whale, an endangered species typically found in deep waters far from land.
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Antarctic Wildlife Is Being Sunburnt. Scientists Say It's A "Wake-Up Call"
The ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, but researchers do not yet know if the same is true for Antarctic mammals and birds.
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Turtles, Mice, Scorpions May Become More Common In Major US Cities: Study
The research looked at climate impacts on everything from mammals to insects in 60 of the most populous cities across the US and Canada.
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Turtles, Mice, Scorpions May Become More Common In Major US Cities: Study
The research looked at climate impacts on everything from mammals to insects in 60 of the most populous cities across the US and Canada.
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Male Animals Not Always Larger Than Females, Finds New Study
Males are bigger than females, right? Generally, this is true of humans imagine the extremes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and singer Kylie Minogue. It is also true of other familiar mammals including pets, such as cats and dogs, and livestock.
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Bureaucrat Shares Post On Endangered Nilgiri Marten, Highlights Urgency For Conservation
The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'
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Scientists Discover Anatomy Behind Songs Of Baleen Whales
It is one of Earth's most haunting sounds - the "singing" of baleen whales like the humpback, heard over vast distances in the watery realm. Now scientists have finally figured out how these filter-feeding marine mammals do it.
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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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Single Cell Could Be Capable Of 'Learning': Study
Cells, such as those making up human bodies, might be capable of 'learning', once deemed exclusive to complex creatures with brains, including birds and mammals, a new study has suggested.
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Future Supercontinent Pangea Ultima Could Trigger Mass Extinction, Reveals New Study
A University of Bristol study warns that Earth’s future supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, may make the planet uninhabitable for humans and mammals. Due to a combination of rising CO₂ levels, increased solar radiation, and vast land area far from oceanic cooling, the supercontinent could experience widespread extreme temperatures. Though millions o...
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75-Million-Year-Old Omnivorous Mammal Species That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs Discovered
The study stated that the mammal living with dinosaurs exhibited characteristics "suggesting a diet more in line with plant-dominated omnivory"
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Like Humans, These Animals Give Each Other Names
Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants. Marmoset monkeys have now joined this exclusive club, according to a new study.
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Lonely, Sexually Frustrated Dolphin Behind Attacks On Swimmers In Japan, Say Experts
Authorities in the coastal town of Mihama have installed signs warning people that not only can the mammals "bite you with their sharp teeth and cause you to bleed", but they can also "drag you into the sea, which could be life-threatening".
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Breathtaking Video Shows Diver Swimming Next To Blue Whale In Maldives
The video transports viewers to an underwater wonderland, where the diver glides effortlessly beside the whale's massive form.
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Endangered Whale Likely Dead After Collision With Cruise Ship Off New York Port
A necropsy, the animal equivalent of an autopsy, identified the deceased marine mammal as a mature female sei whale, an endangered species typically found in deep waters far from land.
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Antarctic Wildlife Is Being Sunburnt. Scientists Say It's A "Wake-Up Call"
The ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, but researchers do not yet know if the same is true for Antarctic mammals and birds.
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Turtles, Mice, Scorpions May Become More Common In Major US Cities: Study
The research looked at climate impacts on everything from mammals to insects in 60 of the most populous cities across the US and Canada.
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Turtles, Mice, Scorpions May Become More Common In Major US Cities: Study
The research looked at climate impacts on everything from mammals to insects in 60 of the most populous cities across the US and Canada.
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Male Animals Not Always Larger Than Females, Finds New Study
Males are bigger than females, right? Generally, this is true of humans imagine the extremes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and singer Kylie Minogue. It is also true of other familiar mammals including pets, such as cats and dogs, and livestock.
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Bureaucrat Shares Post On Endangered Nilgiri Marten, Highlights Urgency For Conservation
The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'
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Scientists Discover Anatomy Behind Songs Of Baleen Whales
It is one of Earth's most haunting sounds - the "singing" of baleen whales like the humpback, heard over vast distances in the watery realm. Now scientists have finally figured out how these filter-feeding marine mammals do it.
