cutting it short only to join a passing female whale (also known as acow), escorting her and her calf as they swim along. Eventually, the bull and cow may dive deep into the ocean, presumably to mate. It seems logical that the male's song is analogous...
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attaching themselves to undersea surfaces, giving them a certain plant-like look. There are over 8,000 different species of sponge, but one in particular has fascinated scientists with its astounding longevity: Glass sponges, which live deep in the ocean, feeding on plankton and bacteria filtered ...
How do animals in the deep sea get oxygen for cellular respiration? Deep-sea animals obtain oxygen from the water through gills or other specialized respiratory organs. Oxygen is dissolved in seawater, and these animals have adapted to efficiently extract it, even in the low-oxygen conditions of...
The water around these vents may be boiling, but it’s rich in minerals and chemicals that the creatures who have evolved to live there need to survive. The tube worms can also grow to be over eight feet tall. Source: Getty Images Are the deep oceans in danger?
orcas and fishers, the chum salmon return to Pipers Creek, spawning for 10 days before dying. Their rotting carcasses feed raccoons, coyotes, herons and ducks, Koon said. In the words of a Washington Department of Natural Resourcessocial media post, the salmon “live, laugh, lay...
Today, same-sex sexual behaviour has been observed in over 1,500 animal species: seagulls, of course, penguins, primates, bats, lions, orcas, dolphins, squirrels, snakes, lizards, and worms. (Homophobia, however, has so far been observed in only one species.) All it took to see a ...
From orcas with salmon hats to the resurrection of the mammoths — this year in animal news Kawah Ijen: The volcano in Indonesia that holds the world's largest acidic lake at its heart What is quantum supremacy? Early human ancestor 'Lucy' was a bad runner, and this one tendon could expl...
When Greenville State University decided to move its fine arts collection to a new library, it had to package the collection in 20-inch by 20-inch by 15-inch boxes. If the university pays $0.50 for ev...
sperm whale, you spend half your life in the pitch black of the deep sea, hunting squid by ear. you use sound to speak, too, just as humans do. but your voice, rather than dissipating instantly in the thin substance of air, sustains. some whales can shout louder than a jet engine,...