Get the full length video on the Whales Tohora exhibition website. Dive with a sperm whale and join the hunt for the giant squid. This amazing experience is based on real scientific data taken from digital tags (D-tags) placed on sperm whales. From Search and Destroy, Whales Tohora exhibition. From Dr. M in 2007: . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Defenseless Kraken Hunted by Mean Ole Sperm Whales
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By Archie Teuthis, on  June 1st, 2011  One comment  Adaptations, Cephalopods!, Ecology, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies  Giant Squid, Kraken Day, sperm whale, squid By Kevin Zelnio, on December 29th, 2010 2 comments Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Gulf of Mexico, oil rig, sperm whale, video It appears that the oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico have found fresh, new expertise in deep-sea rig inspection enlisting the help of sperm whales. I hear their work for squid. Hat tip to @Sfriedscientist on Twitter. It appears that the oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico have found fresh, new expertise in . . . → Read More: Oil Companies’ New Deep-Sea Inspection Crew
By Dr. M, on November 26th, 2010 3 comments Cephalopods!, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Giant Squid, sperm whale, video, Youtube Hell yes! We are bringing back Thank God It’s Friday videos! For the first one is a teaser for the full length video Search and Destroy from the Whales Tohora exhibition. Love this video but wish the Giant Squid did not have to die. Hell yes! We are bringing back Thank God It’s Friday videos! For . . . → Read More: The return of TGIF: Sperm Whale Vs. Giant Squid
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Geology, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Mining, New Research, Open Access, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Azores, conservation, extinction debt, fossil, Hydrothermal Vent, insects, mining, Miocene, Paleobiology, raptor, species-area, sperm whale, sulphide deposit, The Tide Pool An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports on a new fossil sperm whale skull, teeth, and mandible from Peru. Dating back to the 12-13 Mya from the Middle Miocene, Leviathan melvillei possessed a 3 meter (~10 feet) . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 1st, 2010 6 comments Megavertebrate, Oil Spills BP, Dolphin, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, sperm whale, whale While the commentary actually makes this sound appropriately apocalyptic, please ignore the cheesy last minute sound bite. hccreekkeeper writes on his youtube page for this video: This was the most emotionally disturbing video I have ever done! A flight over the BP Slick Source where I saw at least 100 Dolphins in the oil, some . . . → Read More: Hell-on-Earth Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico
By Kevin Zelnio, on October 28th, 2009 5 comments Cephalopods!, Megavertebrate Giant Squid, Predation, sperm whale, Tony Wu Finally, the amazing underwater photographer Tony Wu caught a sperm whale with a piece of giant squid caught between its teeth. Must see pics! I’m not sure of the copyright status of the images so I will play it safe and just refer you to the exclusive story on the Daily Mail. One of the . . . → Read More: Sperm Whale Caught with Giant Squid Snack Between Teeth
By Dr. M, on October 22nd, 2009 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, New Research, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Adrian Glover, Osedax, sperm whale, whale, Whale Fall, whaling I am standing in the back of a large lorry, my feet submerged in a pool of blood, water and oil. The truck’s container is open to a grey Welsh sky, but with high-sided walls to keep the blood and us hidden from view. I shout instructions to Nick, my PhD student, over the wind . . . → Read More: Chopping Up Whales For Science!
By Dr. M, on May 29th, 2009 Leave a comment Adaptations, Bringin' It, Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies cod, fishing, National Geographic, sperm whale, thieves Wait for it Wait for it |
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