TEFE, Brazil — The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying up during the worst drought on record. Researchers recovered the dead animal on Wednesday and measured water temperatures that have been rising as the lake’s level drops. … Read more
The Scottish Hebrides are famed for some beautiful spots but only one village can boast whale and dolphin watching. Tobermory is a small town on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Hebrides. It is perhaps most known for appearing in the CBeebies children’s programme Balamory. However this little port town, with its brightly coloured … Read more
The Current19:01Could Nova Scotia host a retirement home for whales? A proposed whale sanctuary in Port Hilford, N.S., hopes to offer a safe haven for whales coming out of captivity. And two orcas from a marine park in France could be its first residents. “We owe it to them. We owe them something back because … Read more
As It Happens7:59100 dolphins rescued from low tide in Cape Cod Rescuers believe 100 dolphins have made it to safety following the largest dolphin rescue effort ever performed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Sarah Sharp, an animal rescue veterinarian with the IFAW, told As It Happens guest host Peter Armstrong about the … Read more
As It Happens6:38Elephants may have names for each other that humans can’t understand Elephants appear to know their own names, according to a new study. Not the nicknames we humans sometimes give them, but their own, unique elephant names, which they use to call to each other. The findings, published this week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, … Read more
The Current16:06Decoding the sperm whale’s alphabet Scientists have examined thousands of hours of sperm whale calls — bursts of clicks known as codas — and discovered a kind of phonetic alphabet that the animals use to communicate. “What we’ve done here is really sort of expand … the library of potential codas that these animals … Read more
As It Happens6:291st images humpback whale sex is between 2 males When biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was “completely blown.” “When I realized that it was two males, it was not what I was expecting,” she told As … Read more
In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of commercial ships, a group of U.K. researchers has scoured through the research into a unique technology that imitates the action of a whale’s tail to help propel ships and reduce fuel consumption. The findings of the review-study from Cranfield University, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews … Read more
