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Whales learn songs from each other in a cultural ‘Deep Dive’

July 2, 2022180 Views

A University of Queensland-led study has found humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions. Dr Jenny Allen, whose doctoral work at UQ’s School of Veterinary Science led to the study, said researchers found New Caledonian humpback whales could learn songs from their counterparts from Australia’s east coast with remarkable accuracy. New Caledonian humpback whale. Image credit Opération Cétacés “This really indicates a level of ‘cultural transmission’ beyond any observed non-human species,” Dr Allen said. The study looked closely at the song patterns of male humpback whales from each region between 2009 and 2015, to examine how culture transmits between the populations. Dr Allen said the complexity of the songs was determined by measuring ...

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Dozens of whales die on Indonesian beach, rescuers save three

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 19, 20211034 Views

Forty-six whales stranded on a beach on the Indonesian island of Madura have died, while rescuers managed to push three back out to sea, the provincial governor said on Friday. A rescue effort was launched on Thursday after dozens of pilot whales beached. Volunteers pushed some back out to sea. Youths push a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), one of dozens which got stranded at a beach in Bangkalan near Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 19, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS “But some came back here, trying to find their mothers, though it turns out the mothers are dead,” East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said. Video footage on Friday showed whales dotted across a wide area with local res...

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6 हॉटस्पॉट ओमान में वाइल्डलाइफ देखने के लिए

UPENDRA SWAMI

October 25, 2020961 Views

ओमान के कुदरती नजारों की विविधता आपको हैरान कर देगी। आपके लिए यकीन करना मुश्किल होगा कि खाड़ी के किसी देश में प्रकृति की इतनी खूबसूरत दुनिया होगी। यहां के समुद्र के साथ-साथ यहां का पहाड़ी इलाका और रेगिस्तान भी कई तरह के अनूठे प्राणियों का बसेरा है। हमारे देश में वाइल्डलाइफ देखने का सीजन तो शुरू हो चुका है, अब आइए एक झलक देखते हैं ओमान के वाइल्डलाइफ हॉटस्पॉट्स की 1. डॉल्फिन देखने के लिए बेहतरीन है खसाब। करें ढो क्रूज पर सवारी और जाएं ओमान के सबसे उत्तरी सिरे पर स्थित मुसंदम। वहां खूबसूरत खड़ी चोटियों के बीच बहते पानी में अठखेलियां करती हंपबैक डॉल्फिन बहुत आसानी से दिख जाएंगी। यहां इन डॉल्फिन की अच्छी-खासी तादाद है। 2. कछुओं को देखने के लिए जाएं रस-अल जिंज। गरमियों की किसी रात को शरकिया के टर्टल रिजर्व में जाएं। वहां आपको प्रकृति का एक चमत्कृत करने वाला नजारा मिलेगा जब हजारों ...

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Australia saves 25 stranded pilot whales, rescue efforts continue

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 22, 2020962 Views

Rescuers set free around 25 whales on Tuesday that were marooned on a sandbar off the remote west coast of Tasmania in one of Australia’s worst beaching events, and hope to save more in coming days. Government scientists said about 90 of the 270-strong pod of pilot whales have died since they were spotted from the air in shallow water off the rugged coastline on Monday. 270-strong pod of pilot whales marooned on a sandbar. Reuters Footage showed large numbers of the animals prone on a wide sandbar at Macquarie Harbour, about 200 kms (120 miles) northwest of the state capital Hobart, while others floundered in slightly deeper water. Rescuers had to get in the icy water to attach the whales, a species of oceanic dolphin that grow to 7 metres (23 ft) long and can weigh up to 3 to...