The whale was found near an estuary in Otago province A whale that was found dead on a beach in New Zealand earlier this month has been identified by scientists as a spade-toothed whale - a ...

Marine scientists may learn more about the "rarest whale" in the world after a spade-toothed whale washed up on an Otago beach in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Department of ...

Apr. 8, 2024 — Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the ... Caller ID of the Sea ...

The way so-called toothed whales produce sound is better understood, because the animals are easier to study. These marine mammals, which include dolphins, orcas, sperm whales and porpoises ...

A mechanical analysis of the distinctive canines of California's saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) suggests that the baby tooth that preceded each saber stayed in place for years to stabilize ...

Workers paused construction at the site while researchers recovered 80 percent of the massive collection which included parts of whales and birds and teeth from saber-toothed salmon, megalodon ...

Before the end of the last Ice Age, fierce saber-toothed cats roamed every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Although most people probably picture saber-toothed cats with long fangs ...

These whales catch their food, such as squid and fish, by either sucking them into their mouths or by grabbing and biting. If their prey is too big to be swallowed whole, they will grip it in their ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, construction workers have unearthed thousands of marine fossils, echoing Palos Verdes ...

Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target ...

in 1971. Payne, who helped discover and record humpback whale song a few years prior, was struck by the fact that many toothed cetaceans such as killer whales and dolphins are highly social and ...

in 1971. Payne, who had helped discover and record humpback whale song a few years prior, was struck by the fact that many toothed cetaceans, such as killer whales and dolphins, are highly social ...