Scientists have found a fossilized extinct freshwater dolphin skull in the Amazonian river in Peru. This discovered dolphin skull species existed 16 million years ago and were 3-3.5 meters long. They were the largest known river dolphin species. The director of the Department of Paleontology at the University of Zurich said; “After two decades of…
Whale enthusiasts and officials are watching a suffering pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice. The pod of around ten or 13 killer whales were seen poking their heads out of a small gap in the ice, Tuesday morning, around 8:30 am. They were discovered by a fisherman off the coast of Hokkaido in…
A dead baby dolphin was found after a teen took an Instagram photo with him. The unnamed 19-year old Floridian suspect posted a photo of himself holding the juvenile male dolphin on Instagram. Next to the suspect is his smiling friend, holding a middle finger. The teen first stated that it was a “Once in…
On Friday, Lolita the killer whale died in Miami Seaquarium. The beloved orca was supposed to be released into the ocean and live out the rest of her life in freedom. Just two days before she passed, she showed signs of discomfort. The Seaquarium team and experts worked vigorously to try and save her but…
On February 24, the famous killer orca pair Port and Starboard killed 17 sevengill sharks. Port and Starboard are two male killer whales causing havoc in South Africa since 2015. Since the pair showed up in the area, great white sharks started to wash ashore at False Bay with only their livers missing. The two…
After years of following orca families, scientists have learned that orca mothers sacrifice everything in raising sons. Mothers will sacrifice their own well-being to raise prominent, strong sons. Unlike females who learn to be independent in adulthood, male orcas stay with their mothers. They depend on their mothers to feed them and even demand a…
Did you ever think that you’d see dolphins in the Bronx River? Neither did the residents in the neighborhood. The last time there was a dolphin in this river in 2017. What made the dolphins come back after so many years? Probably their hungry bellies. The authorities believe this is a good sign and that…
A new bottlenose dolphin subspecies has been discovered in the eastern Pacific ocean. Ana Costa, a marine researcher with the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami, with her colleagues, discovered a new subspecies of dolphins. They concluded that the new subspecies are much smaller than other bottlenose dolphins….
On Wednesday, the IFAW had four pilot whales euthanized on Cape Cod beach. Six pilot whales were first spotted on Monday swimming close to the shore. By Tuesday morning, all six pilot whales were stranded in Eastham by Sunken Meadow beach. Heather Pilchard, a volunteer looking on the shore for cold-stunned sea turtles, found the…
Over the weekend, around 500 pilot whales stranded in Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The first stranding of over 200 pilot whales took place at the remote Chatham Islands. The second pilot whale stranding of around 240 pods took place at Pitt Island/Rangiauria. In the two incidents, the total number of pilot whales stranded at the…
On Wednesday, 230 pilot whales stranded on Tasmania beach. This happened just days after 14 stranded sperm whales died around 170 miles north of the beach. While earlier reports stated that at least half of the stranded pilot whales were alive, only 35 remain alive now, according to the wildlife officials. Tasmania Parks and Wildlife…
On July 29th, Faroe Islands slaughtered 100 bottlenose dolphins. This tradition that dates back 1,200 years is causing controversy yet again. Every year the island hunts whales and dolphins and slaughters them at the shore in front of spectators. For some locals, this is a “necessary tradition,” while others think it’s barbaric, unnecessary, and needs…