This body of work not only enhances our knowledge of cetacean biology but also provides valuable comparisons to human brain function and evolution. One significant area of research involves the ...

In 1927 Museum staff commandeered trains to transport 126 false killer whales from Scotland to South Kensington. It's not the most conventional cargo - but staff specialising in cetacean strandings ...

Research Reveals Whales Evolved in Three Rapid Phases, Their Ancestors Crawled Out of the Sea 400 Million Years Ago A recent research revealed a remarkable story of whale evolution—how these ...

The estimated size and mass of the specimen challenge researchers' idea that large whale evolution began roughly 5 million years ago. The newly discovered mammal reached peak body mass for cetacean ...

To expose some of these mysteries, the Museum started recording cetacean strandings in 1913. We are now a partner in the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme, which has expanded to include ...

Cetaceans assist with ship navigation, and intelligent whales are part of Cetacean Ops. Cetacean Ops divisions were on famous Starfleet ships in the Star Trek universe. The concept of Cetacean Ops ...

Prior to the current research, the most recent cetacean survey—conducted in Kaimana in 2015—had recorded 64 pods of Australian humpback dolphins and 40 pods of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp ...