Dolphins

As It Happens6:291st images humpback whale sex is between 2 malesWhen biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was "completely blown.""When I realized that it was two males, it was not what I was expecting," she told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "I thought, oh my gosh, this is incredible."Stack, chief biologist at the Pacific Whale Foundation in Maui, says this is the first time humpback whale sex has been documented. She…

Born tail first, bottlenose dolphin calves are initially adorned with two delicate rows of whiskers along their snout, resembling the tactile whiskers of seals. However, these whiskers are shed shortly after birth, leaving behind a pattern of indentations called vibrissal pits. Recently, Tim Hüttner and Guido Dehnhardt, researchers from the University of Rostock in Germany, began to suspect that these pits might serve a purpose beyond being mere remnants.Could they allow adult bottlenose dolphins to sense weak electric…

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In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of commercial ships, a group of U.K. researchers has scoured through the research into a unique technology that imitates the action of a whale's tail to help propel ships and reduce fuel consumption.The findings of the review-study from Cranfield University, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews in September, found a system of flapping foils can effectively harness wave energy and generate thrust.About 50,000 merchant ships cross our oceans…

Researchers discovered that bottlenose dolphins can detect weak electric fields using remnants of their neonatal whiskers. This finding, which shows dolphins can sense both steady and fluctuating electric fields, suggests a new understanding of how dolphins hunt and possibly navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. Bottlenose dolphins’ electric sense could help them navigate the globe. Born tail first, bottlenose dolphin calves emerge equipped with two slender rows of whiskers along their beak-like snouts – much like…

It looks like bottlenose dolphins may have more tricks up their fins than we knew. New research involving trained zoo dolphins seems to confirm that these mammals can sense electricity, much like other aquatic life. The talent may allow them to better hone in on hidden fish prey and navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field, the authors say.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedThe biological ability to sense electric fields is known as electroreception. All animals produce a weak electric field, but…

As It Happens6:17Co-operation may be as inherent to human nature as conflict. Just look at bonobosViolence between rival factions has long been a part of human history, something we share with our chimpanzee cousins. But some of our other closest genetic relatives, it turns out, are downright collaborative.Bonobos regularly co-operate peacefully with other bonobos outside their core social groups, distinguishing them from their chimpanzee cousins and most other primates — except, perhaps, us."People always want to know,…