Check out these gorgeous photos of blue whales going through the red tide! Eddie Kisfaludy took them with his iPhone from a small plane off La Jolla Shores, and they are published here with his permission. (Thanks, Eddie!) For more information on the current red tide – still going strong today – see our FAQ . . . → Read More: Blue whales in a red tide
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  October 1st, 2011  2 comments  Megavertebrate, Microbes  Blue Whale, Eddie Kisfaludy, La Jolla, Lingulodinium polyedrum, phytoplankton, red tide, San Diego By Miriam Goldstein, on January 18th, 2011 4 comments Books/Media Blue Whale, Lady Gaga, Music Video, video Blame Jarrett Byrnes. UBC.ZOOLOGY.GAGA.WHALE from Matt Siegle on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Blame Jarrett Byrnes. UBC.ZOOLOGY.GAGA.WHALE from Matt Siegle on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on November 30th, 2009 8 comments Adaptations, Life Science, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate, New Research allometric, Blue Whale, body size, constraints, evolution, feeding, isometric, lunge feeding, mass, RB Editor's Selection, whales The largest, Blue Whale and smallest, Hector Dolphin, cetaceans. From wikimedia commons The question is not why are whales big but why are whales not bigger? The blue whales reached weights of 150 tons prewhaling. To appreciate how massive a blue whale is, consider it would take 15 school buses, around 10 tons in weight . . . → Read More: Why Are There No Super Whales?
By Kevin Zelnio, on September 14th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate Blue Whale, Debris, New Zealand, pollution, ropes I recently came across an article by Andrew Baxter of the Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy of New Zealand’s Department of Conservation published in the Bycatch Communication Network Newsletter. He kindly allowed me to reprint the article here for our readers with permission from BCNN’s publisher. —————————————————————————————————- Blue whale reveals a sobering reminder about the threats of marine . . . → Read More: Rope found in Blue Whale’s Stomach
By Dr. M, on September 10th, 2009 4 comments Art, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Vessels and Equipment Art, Balaenoptera, Blue Whale, illustration, Jim Moore, steampunk, submarine Jim Moore is a bay area concept artist working in the games industry. I became familiar with is artwork when Jim won the Scion Artist Intersection Contest grand prize at Kongregate. He won with the his amazing illustration Whale Sub (visit link for full resolution image). Being both a fan of steampunk art and nautical . . . → Read More: Whale Sub
By Dr. M, on July 2nd, 2009 One comment Biodiversity, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Blue Whale, krill, Sir David Attenborough Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on June 15th, 2009 6 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Giant Isopod, Life Science, Megavertebrate, New Species, Ramblings, Scientist! Biodiversity, Blue Whale, body size, cell membranes, deep sea, Duke, Giant Isopod, Giant Squid, islands The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea. Yeah I cover a lot. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands,… By Kevin Zelnio, on March 8th, 2009 4 comments Books/Media, Megavertebrate Balaenoptera, Blue Whale, National Geographic, whale Tonight at 8pm eastern time, National Geographic Channel is premiering its new documentary Kingdom of the Blue Whale. After just previewing it twice this weekend, I have to say this is one you won’t want to miss! Filmed with 2 main story lines, expeditions from the Channel Islands in California to “the Dome” in Costa . . . → Read More: Enter the Kingdom of the Blue Whale
By Peter Etnoyer, on March 25th, 2008 7 comments Scientist! Blue Whale, NOAA David Johnson Award, satellite data, sea turtles In which one of the pirates here at at DSN receives the 2008 NOAA David Johnson Award for “outstanding and innovative use of satellite data” for work describing the migratory behavior of blue whales and sea turtles in relation to sea surface temperature fronts in the Northeast Pacific… . . . → Read More: Reflections upon an award, thanks, and praises
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