Blue Whales

Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and University of British Columbia have solved the mystery. They discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. The organ orchestrates the dramatic changes and adjustments needed in jaw position...  

Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and University of British Columbia have ...  

Scientists have discovered a sensory organ in rorqual whales that coordinates its signature lunge-feeding behavior -- and may help explain their enormous size. Rorquals are a subgroup of baleen whales -- including blue, fin, minke and humpback whales. They are characterized by a special, accordion-like blubber layer that goes from the snout to the navel. The blubber expands up to several times its resting length to allow the whales to engulf...  

about 2,000 blue whales feed on krill along the California coast during the whale-watching season May through November. Humpbacks feed on krill and anchovies. "We've had the krill on the surface two and a half weeks now, which is a pretty rare ...  

Scientists with the Smithsonian Institution and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered a new sensory organ in the rorqual family of whales -- a discovery which sheds new light on their unique feeding behavior and explains why they grow to such massive sizes. The US and Canadian biologists involved in the study located the organ at the tip of the chin of blue, humpback, minke and fin whales, contained within a batch of...  

Biologists on Wednesday reported they had discovered a new sensory organ on blue, humpback, minke and fin whales that helps explain why these mammals are so huge. In a study appearing in the journal Nature, researchers in the United States and Canada said ...  

MercoPressSightings of blue whales in the south of Chile has grown significantlyMercoPress... blue whales sighted in the south of Chile increased significantly this austral summer as the cetacean approached the area to feed on the rich waters of the south Pacific according to a scientific report from the Austral University Blue Whale Centre ...  

Their presence, confirmed by such naturalists as Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, has encouraged the eco-tour specialists Jetwing to start dedicated whale watching trips, using boats supplied by Mirissa Water Sports, a company set up with European funding in ...  

Spring is a dynamic time for whale watching in Monterey Bay, California - gray whales are migrating north with calves in tow, blue whales move into the area to feed, and humpback whales return from their winter migration. Transient orcas (killer whales ...  

NOAA updates right, blue whale recovery plansJuneau EmpireBy Dan Joling AP A notice Tuesday in the Federal Register said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will prepare a recovery plan for North Pacific right whales and update a recovery plan for blue whales. The Center for Biological ...NOAA to Prepare Recovery Plan for Right and Blue WhalesKTUU.comall 3 news articles »  

NOAA to update right, blue whale recovery plansWisconsin Rapids TribuneBy Dan Joling, AP A notice Tuesday in the Federal Register said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will prepare a recovery plan for North Pacific right whales and update a recovery plan for blue whales. The Center for Biological ...NOAA To Prepare Right Whale Recovery PlanAlaska Public Radio Networkall 15 news articles »  

PR Web (press release)PlanetWildlife Itineraries Promote Awareness of Endangered SpeciesPR Web (press release)Apart from the black rhino of Africa, some of the most threatened creatures on the planet include the Asiatic Lion of India, the Chinese Panda bear (now bred largely in controlled environments), and the spectacular Blue Whale, most commonly seen in the ...and more »  

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Birthday Bash - Blue Whale - 5/4/12LA Weekly (blog)He radiates an openness and familiarity that few musicians possess and that helps when you want to get fifteen friends together to play some music at the Blue Whale for your birthday. Last Friday, before a sold out crowd, Atwood-Ferguson did just that ...  

Music: Rez Abbasi Group at the Blue WhaleLos Angeles TimesThe Blue Whale, 123 Astronaut E S. Onizuka St., Suite 301. 9 pm Thurs. $10. http://www.bluewhalemusic.com Currently there are no comments. Be the first to comment! Comments are filtered for language and registration is required.  

Review: Rez Abbasi Quintet in timely concert at Blue WhaleLos Angeles TimesBy Chris Barton There was a rewarding symmetry at work in Thursday night's performance by the Rez Abbasi Quintet at the Blue Whale. Not counting the interplay between the musicians, which was also quite evident, the performance comes just days before ...