Sentences with phrase «whale living in our oceans»

Whales live in the ocean, which is cold.

Now, after running DNA tests on a gift of dried whale meat given to a scientist visiting islands in the Pacific, researchers have confirmed that there's a whole new species of beaked whale living in our oceans — and there may be others out there.

Not exact matches

The event was held under the blue whale display in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History, according to the museum.

Overall, the animations will help stewards of ocean life think about underwater sound in three dimensions, says Greg Silber, coordinator of recovery activities for endangered large whales at the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A new species of fossil baleen whale that lived in the North Pacific Ocean 30 to 33 million years ago has been described by researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago.

The four right whale species live in distinct locations: around 300 Atlantic Northern Right Whales live in the North Atlantic; approximately 200 Pacific Northern Right Whales live in the North Pacific; about 7,500 Southern Right Whales are spread throughout the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere; and 8,000 — 9,200 Bowhead Whales are distributed entirely in the Arctic Ocean.

Finally, in 2009, the body of a beaked whale was found in the Seychelles, in the western part of the Indian Ocean; its DNA also matched that of the dried meat sample, even though this whale lived tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Gilbert Islands.

The question of how Trichodesmium cyanobacteria are reacting to the changing ocean makes a big difference in predicting how other marine life, from whales to mere specks of floating plankton, will react, too.

Northern right whales have a whole ocean to live in, but they still stay close to humans, feeding in Cape Cod and the Bay of Fundy, migrating south to Georgia to give birth, then back up north to feed again.

Gentle giants of the sea, bowhead whales live in the coldest, most remote reaches of the world's oceans.

Ocean Plastic Will Be Found in 99 Percent of Seabirds by 2050 Plastic pollution in the ocean is like a floating minefield to marine life, from microscopic plankton to giant whOcean Plastic Will Be Found in 99 Percent of Seabirds by 2050 Plastic pollution in the ocean is like a floating minefield to marine life, from microscopic plankton to giant whocean is like a floating minefield to marine life, from microscopic plankton to giant whales.

Plastic pollution in the ocean is like a floating minefield to marine life, from microscopic plankton to giant whales.

Famous for its Technicolor sunsets, world - class fishing and thrilling diving and whale watching opportunities, La Paz invites travelers from all walks of life to revel in its breezy oceans and old world charm.

While you relax on the condo lanai and take in the amazing views of the ocean be sure to watch for turtles that live in the area as well as Humpback whales during their annual migration to Hawaii during the winter months.

National Geographic Live with Brian Skerry — Sunday, November 20th One of the world's leading underwater photographers, Brian Skerry's intimate portraits of sea life — sharks, whales, turtles and ocean habitat — reveal beauty and mystery in the depths of the big blue.

I am probably the only photographer in the world whose catalog includes underwater images of all of the following: blue whales (the largest animal ever to have lived), rare endangered Guadalupe fur seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, socializing groups of sperm whales, a newborn gray whale calf in the wild, humpback whale competitive («fighting») groups, the odd ocean sunfish (Mola mola), distant and pristine Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, and Olympic champion swimmers accompanied by wild dolphins.

Vertigo Sea juxtaposes horrific scenes of the whaling industry with shots of African migrants crossing the ocean in a journey fraught with danger in hopes of a «better life».

In yet another room, a life - size barefoot boy spins atop a dais - the perfect place to view a celestial sky and sculptural sliver of moon and then rotate around to witness a raging ocean that gradually fades into a stretch of serene coast, complete with magical beached whale.

Just in time for World Oceans Day, the new map displays a stunning diversity of marine life, including one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

The study also found that the movements of all of the ocean's marine life — from lowly phytoplankton to the largest whales — play a crucial role in bringing cold water from the ocean's depths to the surface.

Almost all life in the Southern Ocean is ultimately dependent on the protein - rich crustaceans, from seabirds, seals and penguins, to the filter feeding whales.

More than 200,000 Antarctic blue whales used to live in the Southern Ocean — but 20th Century whaling decimated this population and latest estimates put this population at just around 2,300 animals.

Working with the advice of the Marine Conservation Biology Institute, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Pew Environmental Fund, Bush selected sites that collectively harbor the world's smallest atoll (Rose Atoll - which is home to more than 500 fish species and 97 % of American Samoa's seabirds), several threatened turtle nesting beaches, the deepest ocean canyon in the world (the Mariana Trench, with its otherworldly, undersea volcanoes, acidic thermal vents, liquid sulfur, and incredibly rare life forms), hundreds of species of corals, Hawaiian monk seals, and countless seabirds, rays, sharks, dolphins and whales.

(AP)-- Sperm whales feeding even in the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans have built up stunningly high levels of toxic and heavy metals, according to American scientists who say the findings spell danger not only for marine life but for the millions of humans who depend on seafood.

They certainly are threatening the whales and the other animals that live in the ocean.