#WHALE

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary "war" that has lasted millions of years, and the scars Far below the reach of sunlight, where pressure crushes human submarines and the water feels almost timeless, another story is playing out. Millions of times a day, deep-diving toothed whales close in on squid in what scientists now describe as one of the most intense evolutionary arms races on Earth. In a new essay in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters, marine ecologists Henk-Jan Hoving and Fleur Visser pull together decades of scattered evidence and formalize how this silent conflict works. They highlight scars on the skin of sperm whales and beaked whales, left by ring-shaped sucker marks, and the hard beaks of squid packed inside whale stomachs. Every mark is a data point in a battle we almost never see. Cephalopods and survival in the deep sea For most of their 530 million year history, cephalopods evolved to escape fish and other hunters that relied mainly on sight. Camouflage, quick color changes and clever tricks with bioluminescence helped them melt into the background. That balance shifted about 34 million years ago, when toothed whales evolved echolocation and started hunting in the deep water where sunlight fades out. Suddenly the main threat was a mammal that hunts by sound instead...

16 hours ago

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary "war" that has lasted millions of years, and the scars
->ECOticias | More on "Sperm whales squid evolutionary arms race" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Ocean #Whale

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

Mystery Bacteria Found Inside One of the Ocean's Most Elusive Whales Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria living in the animals’ stomach tissues. Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) rank among the ocean’s most mysterious marine mammals. These animals are seldom observed and remain poorly studied because they spend most of their lives far from shore. They typically travel in small groups and dive deep to hunt squid and fish. Their quiet behavior and preference for offshore habitats make them difficult for scientists to observe directly in the wild. Researchers rarely encounter pygmy sperm whales while they are swimming freely. For that reason, much of what scientists know about the species has come from stranded animals. This is especially true along the southeastern coast of the United States, where pygmy sperm whales strand more often than nearly any other large marine mammal. Examinations of stranded whales have revealed several recurring health problems, including stomach ulcers. Many of these ulcers are linked to Helicobacter bacteria, a group of microorganisms that inhabit the stomach and intestines of many animals, including whales and humans. Using more than twenty years of records from stranded pygmy sperm whales, scientists at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and...

19 hours ago

Mystery Bacteria Found Inside One of the Ocean's Most Elusive Whales
->SciTechDaily | More on "Pygmy sperm whale stomach bacteria" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Ocean #Whale

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23 hours ago

BTC price chart

📊 $BTC 78.2x vol

$BTC VOLUME: 78.2x spike on 1 exchange. Short-term opportunity from liquidity surge, but watch for data-silo risk. Risk: single-exchange manipulation or ab...
#BTC #cryptocurrency #ethereum #cryptobsky #whale #volume
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_BTC_20260314_154122

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1 day ago

ZRO price chart

📊 $ZRO 59.8x vol

[SIGNAL] $ZRO volume spike 59.8x on 1 exchange, signaling a potential liquidity-driven move. Pattern match: 68% probability of continuation above the current level. M...
#ZRO #cryptocurrency #btc #bsky #whale #whales
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_ZRO_20260314_143432

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

1 day ago

LINK price chart

📊 $LINK 58.6x vol

58.6x LINK volume spike on 1 exchange 💥
Big sniff of interest—watch price action for quick moves.
If it holds above key levels, tilt could push higher...
#LINK #ethereum #bitcoin #cryptobsky #volume #whale
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_LINK_20260314_083933

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'We're constantly surprised': The strange deep-sea creatures that eat whales From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – attracting weird and wonderful creatures to feast. Whales are the big rigs of the ocean. They can transport up to 150 tonnes (300,000 lbs) of food stuffs – meat, blubber and bone – far across oceans, and from the surface to the depths. Their bodies are a veritable feast in the making. Whales usually die far out to sea, scattered along their often vast migration paths, says Greg Rouse, curator of benthic invertebrates at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California. At first, the carcass may float as the gases inside make it swell up like a balloon. Then the whale sinks – through the sunlight, twilight and midnight zones – eventually reaching the darkness of the abyss, its final resting place. In death, the whale gives life, becoming an immense island of food. Nutrients usually arrive in the deep sea as tiny particles of organic matter, known as marine snow. But when a whale sinks to the seabed, it is said to be the "largest organic input" to reach the deep ocean floor at any one time. A single...

1 day ago

'We're constantly surprised': The strange deep-sea creatures that eat whales
->BBC | More on "Deep-sea whale fall ecosystem creatures" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Whale

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

Mass pilot whale stranding in Indonesia raises questions about ocean health Villagers in central Indonesia rescued 34 short-finned pilot whales following a mass stranding on March 9, but despite their overnight efforts were unable to save 21 others. Mongabay Indonesia’s Ebed De Rosary reports that residents first discovered the pod in the shallow waters off Deranitan village, in East Nusa Tenggara province, at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time. Local police coordinated with the local naval garrison and representatives from the fisheries ministry to launch a joint rescue operation. Working past midnight, teams of officials, security personnel and residents using boats managed to guide 34 of the whales back out into deeper waters. Of the 21 whales that perished, authorities identified The largest was a male measuring 5.1 meters (16.7 feet). The species, Globicephala macrorhynchus, is not considered threatened on the IUCN Red List. Imam Fauzi, head of the marine conservation area agency in Kupang, the provincial capital, said necropsies were conducted immediately to determine the cause of death. While the fisheries ministry is investigating the incident, local environmental NGOs like Walhi NTT are urging the government to expand the scope into a “thorough scientific investigation” to identify the root ecological triggers. Christofel Oktavianus Nobel Pale, head of the aquatic resources management...

1 day ago

Mass pilot whale stranding in Indonesia raises questions about ocean health
->Mongabay | More on "Pilot whale stranding ocean health" at BigEarthData.ai | #Health #Whale #Ocean #Wildlife

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Friends of the Waterberg Wild Dogs

@koorsboom.bsky.social

1 day ago

A mother Right Whale dives, followed by the calf surfacing for a breath. Newborn Southern Right Whale calves have safe harbor in False Bay, South Africa. #whale #video #ocean #southafrica #africa #photography #photographer #nature #wild #wildlife #africananimals

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Aoife O’Dwyer

@aoifeodwyer.bsky.social

2 days ago

great news.

#cute #animation #meme #reaction #whale #onchain

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2 days ago

ETH price chart

📊 $ETH 50.8x vol

50.8x spike in $ETH volume on 1 exchange. Cautious observation: such an outsized spike from a single venue can overstate real demand. Keep an eye on overall market...
#ETH #crypto #btc #cryptobsky #whale #liquidation
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_ETH_20260313_083345

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Volunteers needed as more whales and dolphins strand alive Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals.

2 days ago

ETH price chart

📊 $ETH 58.1x vol

$ETH VOLUME: 58.1x spike, 1 exchanges. One cautious observation: a 58.1x spike on one exchange may not reflect overall liquidity. Use tight stops and cross-check with oth...
#ETH #crypto #bitcoin #bsky #whales #whale
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_ETH_20260313_075755

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Tahoe Leigh 🐬

@minpin78.bsky.social

2 days ago

🐳🐬 #Whale & #Dolphin #Strandings #Volunteers #Needed! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

The World's Only Fully Taxidermied Blue Whale Had Its Mouth Sealed For A Very NSFW Reason

2 days ago

The World's Only Fully Taxidermied Blue Whale Had Its Mouth Sealed For A Very NSFW Reason
->IFLScience | More on "Taxidermied blue whale museum display" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Whale

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2 days ago

TRUMP price chart

📊 $TRUMP 63.9x vol

$TRUMP VOLUME: 63.9x spike on 2 exchanges.
No price or spread data yet; risk tight.
ALERT watching
#TRUMP #bitcoin #crypto #cryptobsky #whale #volume
🔗 voiceofchain.com/event/vol_TRUMP_20260313...

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@raminnayersina.bsky.social

2 days ago

UNI price chart

📊 $UNI 57.1x vol

$UNI VOLUME: 57.1x spike on 1 exchange.
SPREAD ~0.2% and price not shown.
watching
#UNI #crypto #bitcoin #cryptobsky #whale #orderflow
🔗 https://voiceofchain.com/event/vol_UNI_20260313_030502

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Ramin Nayersina

2 days ago

Evidence for improved DNA repair in the long-lived bowhead whale - Nature Analysis of the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale, reveals an improved ability to repair DNA breaks, mediated by high levels of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein.  &nbs...

Evidence for improved #DNA repair in long-lived bowhead #whale

Denis Firsanov et al.
nature.com/articles/s41...
Nature 10/29/2025

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Takuo Matsuzawa

@matsuzawa.bsky.social

2 days ago

poster

A bonus poster included with Newton magazine’s whale special issue. It features a stunning illustration by contemporary ukiyo-e artist Ken Shiozaki, reminiscent of Hokusai’s waves.
#ukiyoe #whale

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E•R•I•N

@xghost-freak-artzx.bsky.social

2 days ago

The Ningen 🤍

#oc #ningen #mermaid #siren #whale #cryptid #paranormal #creature #monster #fanart #digitalart #art

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Paul Montgomery

@stonefishweirs.bsky.social

3 days ago

Huge 1,000-Year-Old Stone Structure Found Underwater in Norway May Be an Ancient Whale Trap - Arkeonews Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old man-made stone belt underwater in Norway that may have been used as an ancient whale trap.

Possibly a stone #whale #weir / #trap? Stone coastal enclosure in Norway.
arkeonews.net/huge-1000-ye...

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Joan Carroll

@joancarroll.bsky.social

3 days ago

Along the Antarctic Peninsula, a humpback whale displays its tail before a dive.

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#antarctica #whale #humpback #fluking #ocean #whalewatching #buyart #wallart #artforsale #artstore #travel #travelphotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

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Ali Çetin

@shroomco.bsky.social

3 days ago

A collage work in the shape of a whale, with warning signs for petrochemical and radioactive materials. A reminder to our polluting nature of our lives.

C194 - Whale in the pool.
For times when you refuse to discuss the elephant in the room.
#whale #art #poster #pollution #creatures #life #earthlings #dünyalılar #alicetin #environmental

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

Cold Water Signals Along West Coast Could Help Assess Whale Entanglement Risk - NOAA Fisheries (.gov) NOAA Fisheries scientists have found telltale changes in cool, highly productive water upwelling along the West Coast. These changes can provide “an early warning system” signaling greater risk of humpback whales getting entangled in fishing gear. The wind-driven upwelling of cold, deep-ocean water fuels the West Coast’s rich coastal ecosystem. It attracts marine life to the cool corridor where the nutrient-rich water rises along the coast. The problem is that whales drawn to plentiful prey become entangled at high rates in gear from commercial fisheries attracted to the same productive waters. Scientists found that entanglements increase especially when the cool water corridor shrinks in what they call “habitat compression.” This draws the whales into even closer proximity to fishing gear with lines to the surface. California and other West Coast states have restricted lucrative fisheries for Dungeness crab in recent years to avoid entangling protected whales. NOAA Fisheries and others are also exploring new fishing technologies that could reduce entanglement risk. Earlier research in 2023 found that changes in the cool waters could forecast marine conditions that increase risk of whale entanglements up to 6–12 months in advance. NOAA Fisheries and NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory produced draft forecasts based on...

3 days ago

Cold Water Signals Along West Coast Could Help Assess Whale Entanglement Risk - NOAA Fisheries (.gov)
->NOAA Fisheries | More on "Whale entanglement upwelling habitat compression" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Whale #Fisheries #Water

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Marie Jaros

@mariejaros.bsky.social

3 days ago

This is the scapula of a fin #whale which stranded in 1365 on the Baltic island of #Usedom.
It is on display in the #Ozeaneum in #Stralsund. Bones of this whale once where on display in many places. 1/7

📸 my own
#histwhale #oceanspast #medievalsky

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StardustUnicorn

@cyberpunksoul.bsky.social

3 days ago

Can you believe I wasn't going to post this just because I wasn't proud of the hands? Anyways, huge fat whale girl.

There's a LOT of tags 'cause she's a LOT
#art #oc #anthro #furry #furryfemale #furrynsfw #whale #bimbo #hyperbelly #hyperfat #hyperbutt #hyperlips #hyperbreasts #hypernipples

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Daddy Divine Danielle🪞✨DALLAS TX

@divine7danielle.bsky.social

3 days ago

new workout set😋🥰

#spit #spitfetish #femdom #findom #flr #dommymommy #bluehair #tattoos #dallas #texas #dfw #dominatrix #domina #submissive #gymdomme #wrestling #dominant #cashmeet #session #wallet #ireland #uk #whale

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