Beaked whales can dive 2,000 metres below the ocean's surface. Why and how do they do it? Around 2,000 metres below the surface, the water is freezing, black and seemingly impenetrable. No light ...

A new study suggests that beaked whales have evolved stealthy and synchronized behavior to evade predators such as killer whales. They dive in synch to maximize their foraging time together and ...

Googling images of the seldom-seen mammal brings up more illustrations and skeleton ... As Gizmodo puts it, seeing a True’s beaked whale is so rare that experts who spend their lives studying ...

Illustration of what the new beaked whale species looks like Uko Gorter/Natural History Illustration To figure the mystery out, Morin had started analyzing tissue from 178 other samples collected ...

Beaked whales have a killer whale problem. More formidable whales, of the sperm or pilot variety, have the size and muscle to flee or defend against a killer whale, an ocean superpredator.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the dark waters of the benthic zone, the deepest layer of the ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that we must have found all the big animals like whales by now ... and has a small beak like a dolphin. It was identified from six specimens that were found ...

For decades, Japanese fishermen have told stories about the existence of a dark, rare beaked whale that they called karasu — the "raven." But now, scientists say they have genetic proof to back ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. Several mysterious and rarely seen beaked whales, which are usually found in deeper waters, have been sighted near to the shore ...

On July 4, the Travers's beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii), never ... (MH with AsD - Source : Demotivateur/GEO - Illustration : Unsplash) ...

Cuvier's beaked whales hold the record for the deepest-diving mammal. They can go nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) below the water's surface — about 10 times deeper than the Eiffel Tower is tall..