Latest Tropical bottlenose whale Stories

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Since the time of Aristotle, biologists have struggled to understand the reasons for mass strandings of whales and dolphins on beaches. Contrary to previous assumptions that whales follow each other onto the beach – and almost certain death – on account of familial ties, a new study from Oregon State University and the University of Auckland reveals that many unrelated individuals are present at each event. The findings of this...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Perhaps one of the greatest things about science is that there’s still so much left to discover. Though scientists have been studying and cataloguing the world for hundreds of years, there are still creatures and mysteries which continue to elude us. Take, for instance, the spade-toothed whale. According to the Telegraph, scientists weren’t aware of this species of whale until some pieces of bone were discovered on an isolated...