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Blue Whale Spotting Off the Coast of California

6/30/2022 - By Laylan Connelly Blue whales, the world’s largest animal, have been spotted off the Southern California coastline in recent days, showing up with calves frolicking alongside as they forage for food. There were sightings of the massive blue whale Friday, June 17, and Saturday off Catalina Island, and then two… SEE MORE

A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean

12/28/2020 - By Katherine J. Wu. Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet long, the blue whale — the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth — might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown population of the leviathans has… SEE MORE

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Migrating Blue Whales Rely on Memory More than Environmental Cues to Find Prey

Nature

3/25/2019 - Oregon State University - Blue whales reach their massive size by relying on their exceptional memories to find historically productive feeding sites rather than responding in real time to emerging prey patches, a new study concludes. Researchers examining records of both whale migration and oceanic conditions in the California Current… SEE MORE

Tag: blue whales

Blue Whale Spotting Off the Coast of California

A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean

Migrating Blue Whales Rely on Memory More than Environmental Cues to Find Prey

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