Source: griseus
OOo snap! Humpback whale breaching .
“The family tree of whales, including extinct relatives. Baleen whales (top) and some pygmy sperm whales (bottom) have mutations in their tooth genes. Every orange symbol denotes a mutation; different letters represent different genes.”
Humpback whale “breaching”.
Cheech and Chong: Save the Whales
Rare Russian Whale Tracked to Mexico, a First for Science
Scientists have tracked a critically endangered western gray whale from its native habitat in the chilly Pacific Ocean off Russia for thousands of miles to balmy lagoons off the coast of Mexico — a first for the rare whales.
Now, the 9-year-old female — dubbed Varvara, the Russian equivalent of Barbara — is making her way back up the west coast of North America, and appears to be returning home.
On Friday (March 16), Varvara was near the Canadian border, and traveling about 100 miles (160 kilometers) a day.
The whale’s incredible journey is generating great interest among researchers, who are able to track Varvara thanks to a satellite tracking tag attached to the massive mammal.
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(via mcnamarra)
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