University of Toronto researchers have shed light on the evolutionary transition of whales' early ancestors from on-shore living to deep-sea foraging, suggesting that these ancestors had visual ...

There are about 370 North Atlantic right whales left in the world — and a Newfoundland man spotted one off the southern Avalon Peninsula earlier this month.Tour guide Jared Clarke was taking a group ...

Serrations at the edges of a fossilized flipper of the ancient marine reptile Temnodontosaurussuggests it may have been able to swim silently.

Pufferfish are famous for containing one of the most potent natural toxins known: tetrodotoxin. But what would happen if a massive whale swallowed a poisonous pufferfish? This video dives into the ...

Early cetaceans evolved from terrestrial artiodactyl ancestors into diverse aquatic forms, with baleen whales representing a lineage that developed unique anatomical and physiological adaptations.

Cutting‐edge research has revealed the evolutionary adaptations in baleen whales that facilitate the generation of low‐frequency, frequency‐modulated calls, highlighting the intricate link ...

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