Huge whales may have evolved millions of years earlier than we thought
1 May 2019
It was thought baleen whales suddenly evolved to be massive 2.5 million years ago, but new evidence suggests the change was more gradual and much earlier
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Found 84 results for baleen whale
Prehistoric whales used to simply suck their food out of the ocean
29 November 2018
A 33-million-year-old-fossil suggests some whales evolved baleens for filter feeding only after losing their teeth, so they must have sucked food from the water
Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology: Bobby the whale and Attenborough
21 June 2018
Bobby the fin whale presides over the reopening of Cambridge University’s zoology museum – with David Attenborough putting the final specimen in place
Whales sneak into shallow water to eat salmon from hatcheries
11 July 2017
Humpbacks have been spotted feeding on baby salmon bred for release into the wild to restock fisheries for the first time, competing with fishermen
‘Missing link’ whale could filter feed and hunt larger prey
29 June 2017
A whale that lived 30 million years ago had extraordinary back teeth for sieving out small prey, while its front teeth let it catch big prey too
The blue whale story: Meet the giant in all its glory
10 March 2017
From the awful smell of decomposing whale to a surprisingly small heart, a Canadian exhibition shows the world’s largest animal as it’s never been seen before
Largest ever shark was doomed by its taste for dwarf whales
12 January 2017
The 16-metre-long megalodon may have fed on small marine mammals, and when they went extinct, so did the sharks
When a whale gets stranded, I get the call
14 December 2016
If a cetacean washes up on the shores of England or Wales, Rob Deaville races to the scene to investigate why it happened. Julia Brown rides along
Crossword #1
23 November 2016
Our monthly invitation to scientific linguistic gymnastics, compiled by Richard Smyth
Boom time for whales in the Arctic driven by the loss of sea ice
6 September 2016
The unprecedented loss of sea ice at high latitudes has one benefit – it has created ideal conditions for baleen whales
