Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales Although bowhead whales remained genetically stable through 11,000 years of Holocene environmental change, commercial whaling upended this long-term stability, driving population subdivision and genom...

Great news - the Cell paper by Westbury et al. entitled 'Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales' is online now. Congrats to all co-authors !!!

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World Whale Day World Whale Day honors majestic whales and their vital role in ocean ecosystems, inspiring education, conservation, and global events to protect them.

Entered this into my calendar incorrectly, should have set a reminder for Fri and yesterday, but better late than never.

www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-w... #belugawhales #bluewhales #bowheadwhales #graywhales #humpbackwhales #killerwhales #narwhals #orcas #rightwhales #spermwhales #whale #whales

Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’ The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct…

Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’

#SciComm by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

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It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know that Bowhead Whales get their name from the bow that shoots arrow (as opposed to bows on bday presents!)?🏹🎀
Their bow shaped mouth is the largest mouth of any animal in the world and is almost a third of the length of their body!
#WhaleTales #BowheadWhales

AI helps discover how whales breed deep beneath arctic ice Scientists used state of the art AI technology to analyze the calling and singing of bowhead whales.

Scientists used state of the art AI technology to analyze the calling and singing of bowhead whales.

#whales #animals #ArcticOcean #Arctic #studies #research #science #bowheadwhales #whalesongs #AI #artificialintelligence

AI and underwater recordings reveal bowhead whale breeding grounds in Arctic sea ice If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ground. The species occurs exclusively in the Arctic Ocean and is therefore endemic to this region.

Arctic whispers reveal whale love songs! 🐳 Diverse calls hint at hidden breeding grounds in the icy depths. A world of whale wonder awaits! ✨ #BowheadWhales

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Bowhead Whales Can Live Up to 200 Years and Their DNA May Contain the Longevity Secret Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just be how.

Bowhead Whales Can Live Up to 200 Years and Their DNA May Contain the Longevity Secret #Science #Biology #Genetics #BowheadWhales #Longevity

Bowhead Whales Live Long Lives. Do They Hold the Key to Human Longevity? A cold-activated gene that helps the mammals repair their DNA may also help humans live longer

Bowhead Whales Live Long Lives. Do They Hold the Key to Human Longevity?: A cold-activated gene that helps the mammals repair their DNA may also help humans live longer @SmithsonianMag #BowheadWhales #Longevity #DNARepair #MarineBiology #WildlifeConservation

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On our incredible 2nd day, we also saw #BowheadWhales which may be the 2nd largest animal on the planet coming in at 20M, and a lifespan of 200 years, this pair unfortunately didn't breach but Naturalists onboard spotted them a couple miles away
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Lead Art: Some of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's constituents in Alaska would benefit from the tax break expansion. | Alex Brandon/AP

Alaskan whaling captains score special tax cut in #GOP megabill

A big boost in a deduction for some whalers’ expenses would benefit subsistence hunters.

#Whaling #Alaska #USA 🇺🇸 #USpoli #Whales #Cetaceans #BowheadWhales #Marinelife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

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Events | ACS Orange County ACS-OC hosts monthly featured speaker events, where experts share their insights, passion, and work on all things cetaceans. Register for online and in-person events!

🐋 Bowhead Whales in a Changing Arctic
Free online talk w/ Dr. Kate Stafford
📅 June 26 | 🕖 7PM PST

These Arctic giants sing, survive ice, and now face climate-driven challenges. Learn their story:
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#BowheadWhales #ArcticWildlife #ConservationTalk

In 2020 researchers trying to use time lapse cameras to study the movements of beluga in
#Canada 's #ChurchillRiver Estuary instead filmed a group of #bowheadwhales.

""The estuary is shallow, less than three meters in most parts of it,"

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First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales outside their typical range in Hudson Bay - Polar Biology The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and has been greatly depleted through commercial whaling. Two bowhead whales were photographed swimming together i...

🐋 #Whales #bowheadwhales #HudsonBay

"This is the first recent sighting of a group of bowhead whales outside their typical range."

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Beluga whales hanging around UM researchers’ boat. Credit: Emma Ausen.

First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales in Canada's Churchill River Estuary

#Whales #Cetaceans #Oceans #BowheadWhales #BaleenWhale
#Arctic #Manitoba #Canada 🇨🇦
#ChurchillRiverEstuary #CDNpoli #UniversityOfManitoba #MBpoli #Marinelife #BelugaWhales #Science

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It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know that Bowhead Whales get their name from the bow that shoots arrow (as opposed to bows on bday presents!)?
Their bow shaped mouth is the largest mouth of any animal in the world and is almost a third of the length of their body!
#WhaleTales #BowheadWhales

Commercial whaling and climate change are inhibiting evolutionary change in Arctic whales | The-14 Commercial whaling and climate change are reducing Arctic bowhead and narwhal whales’ genetic diversity, limiting their ability to adapt to a warming Arctic.

Commercial whaling and climate change are inhibiting evolutionary change in Arctic whales
#Environment #Science #Arctic #Whales #Narwhal #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ArcticWhales #Biodiversity #BowheadWhales #GeneticDiversity #CommercialWhaling
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🦑 #Marineresearch #whales #bowheadwhales

Further coverage of bowhead whale dive synchronization

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Physical Review Research - Accepted Paper: Synchronization of bowhead whales

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🐋 #whales #bowheadwhales

Tagged bowhead whales (n=12) dive deeper during the daytime in spring. They appear to synchronize diving behavior, even up to 100 km apart.

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Bowhead whales, the ‘jazz musicians’ of the Arctic, sing ... Bowhead whales are constantly changing their tune, unlike...

#BowheadWhales.

www.washington.edu/news/2018/04/03/bowhead-... via @UW