The existence of Arnoux’s Beaked Whale has only been known to mankind for a little over a century and a half. During the mid 1800s, a whale skull was found in Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, by a ship’s surgeon named Dr. Maurice Arnoux. This whale species was named after him in 1851. Since then these …
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Andrew’s beaked whale belongs to the scientific order of cetaceans. The whale received its name from scientist Roy Chapman Andrews after the collection of a specimen retrieved from Brighton Beach, New Zealand in 1904. Andrews christened it, honoring George Bowdoin, an associate and trustee of the American Museum of Natural History. Its scientific designation is …
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Migaloo loosely means ‘white fella’ in the Aboriginal language of Australia, and it accurately describes the only mature albino humpback whale known to be in existence. Migaloo was first seen on the Australian coast in 1991, and there have been documented sightings of him ever since. humpback whale are so named due to the large …
There are a variety of whale species thriving in Antarctica. These marine mammals are diverse in terms of both their size and hunting methods. While there are more species than just those mentioned below, these are some of the more common whales found in arctic waters. The Orca (killer whales) Orcas, or killer whale, as …
There are many theories that seek to understand why whales beach themselves, effectively committing suicide. Some people believe that the whales have become sick and confused by natural causes such as disease, while other people believe that water pollution or sonar is to blame. Regardless of why whales end up beaching themselves, the issue then …
