Interesting new findings from researchers at the University of Hawaii indicate that toothed whales have 'built-in ear plugs' to protect their ears from loud sounds.
Read about it at Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508151954.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdolphins_and_whales+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Dolphins+and+Whales%29 .
I live and work in Chile where I have been conducting research on blue whale acoustics and ecology for the past 8 years. Here are a few updates on my work and other bits of research and conservation news...
PRESS/PRENSA
PRESS/PRENSA: Diciembre 2013 Reportaje El Mercurio "El canto de las ballenas azules seduce a una oceanografa inglesa"
PRESS/PRENSA: Diciembre 2014 Reportaje El Mercurio de Valparaiso "Como el canto de las ballenas azules nos ayuda a comprender sus extensas migraciones en el Océano Pacifico"
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