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Humpback Whale ‘Rumba’ in Mexico
For the past few years, I’ve been making the occasional winter trip to Mexico, just for the sake of warming…
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Masturbation and Functional Clitoris: Dolphins’ Sexual Life Revealed
It is widely known that some animal species, including humans and bonobos, engage in sexual activity outside of their breeding…
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Is inbreeding a problem for endangered whales?
There are believed to be around 360 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, and probably fewer than a…
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Up-close Footage of Nursing Humpback
This video went viral on social networks around the globe. And for good reason. How awesome to view the world…
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Calving Humpback Caught on Film for First Time
February 3, off the coast of Maui, Hawaii: The captain of a whale-watching cruise observes three humpback whales. According to…
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Six newborn right whales : a glimmer of hope
Update of 12 February 2019: A fifth and a sixth calf has been confirmed. Since North Atlantic right whales have…
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How do calves manage to follow their mothers?
After birth, a calf remains with its mother at a minimum for the duration of nursing, which varies from a…
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What do we know about harbour porpoises?
By Célia Barathier Harbour porpoises are the subject of very few studies in the St. Lawrence and are therefore much…
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With the belugas… Hot to trot!
By Mathieu Marzelière and Albert Michaud Monday, August 27, 2018. Aboard the BpJAM, we set out of the Tadoussac port…
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Do hybrids exist in cetaceans?
By Célia Baratier This year once again, the research team aboard the BpJAM saw the narwhal! He seems to have…
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Do whales use tools?
By Stéphanie Tremblay This week, a video was swirling around several social media in which a male dolphin could be…
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Studying reproduction like two matching pieces of a puzzle
Do female dolphins have any control over which male they reproduce with? The question seems straightforward, but the method of…
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At what age do female belugas stop having offspring?
By Stéphanie Tremblay Female belugas reach sexual maturity between the ages of 8 and 14 and can live between 60…
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Do whales go into heat?
By Stéphanie Tremblay Anyone can recognize a cat in heat, but what about a whale? With the human eye, this…
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What is the function of the callosities in right whales?
By Sonia Villalon The callosities in right whales are irregular patches of thickened and keratinized tissues. These tissues are habitat…