Incredible shots of a rare white humpback whale!

See more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233321/Rare-white-humpback-whale-spotted-coast-Norway.html

World's rarest whale, the spade-toothed beaked whale, seen for the first time

The spade-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii) beached on a new Zealand beach:


Read more at Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121105130353.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

Blue whale acoustic data analysis underway!

We have been analysing the Marine Autonomous Recording Unit (MARU) data from the Corcovado Gulf. This is a video of what we hear, sped up 8 times so that the sounds are actually audible.

You can also see the post on Facebook at Centro MERI: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=369961319759448

Imagine an ocean louder than today, resonating with whale song...

Simulations of ocean sound based on pre-whaling whale population levels suggest that the ocean may have been even louder than today caused by all the singing whales. Current noise levels are high and rising due to anthropogenic sound, mainly shipping, which is thought to drown out whale sounds.

Read more:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023123954.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

A beluga with human voice!

A beluga imitating humans!



Read more:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022122052.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

An interesting piece of work on lung-feeding tactics in whales, using data-logging tags

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121011090641.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

Beautiful photos by the wonderful Dani Casado of our work in Patagonia

Beautiful photos by the wonderful Dani Casado of our work in Patagonia. Check it out: 
http://danielcasadophoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/ballenas-azules-en-chile.html

Credit: Dani Casado http://danielcasadophoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/ballenas-azules-en-chile.html