First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales in Canada's Churchill River Estuary
In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...
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A Ruthless New Predator Is Moving Into the Arctic—And Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm
Until now, belugas, narwhals, and bowhead whales thrived in the Arctic ... Government agencies, including NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
Like many arctic whales, bowheads have no dorsal fin; this adaptation allows them to navigate underneath sea ice. Bowhead whales have two blowholes, producing a distinctive V-shaped spray. Their ...
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Meet the bowhead whale hunters of northern Alaska
Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...
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Whale oil and half an inch of dust: our bowhead whale gets a clean
As the whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean and refresh, we take a peek behind the scenes at how our conservators have been cleaning one of the biggest specimens on display: ...