MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Tag: Humpback whales
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Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:16 UTC
Humpback whales in different oceans should be recognized as separate species, says genetic study
A new genetic study has revealed that populations of humpback whales in the oceans of the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere are much more distinct from each other than previously thought, and should be recognized as separate subspecies.
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Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 00:25 UTC
Nearly 11.500 humpback whales counted off the coast of Brazil
Whales are returning to the coast of Brazil. Last year, nearly 11,500 humpback whales were counted off the coast of Brazil - a new record, the Baleia Jubarte Institute cheered on Sunday in a report.
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Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 21:52 UTC
Humpback whale appears floating in the port of Montevideo
An eight metre long humpback whale with a big gash close to the mouth appeared dead in the port of Montevideo. According to local marine biologists the cetacean most probably collided with a vessel.
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Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 17:26 UTC
Australia whale-watching season takes off as thousands head north during winter
Australia marked the start of its whale-watching season Wednesday with predictions that some 4,000 of the giant animals will be spotted as they make their way along the coast during winter.
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Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 14:12 UTC
Migrating humpback whales have jetliners’ navigational precision
Researchers based at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have found that migrating humpback whales achieve navigational precision usually associated with jetliners or arrows.
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Friday, April 22nd 2011 - 04:59 UTC
Humpback whales return to Chilean waters; Punta Arenas planning watch-posts
Humpback whales, once hunted nearly to extinction, started returning to Chilean seas in the 1990s. By 2003 so many had appeared that Chile created a protected coastal area, Francisco Coloane with marine park in it to assure the whales would have the nutrients they need to thrive.
