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Archiv der Kategorie: Wale
The Northern Bottlenose Whale – The Forgotten Deep Sea Giant with a Head like a Battering Ram
Beaked whales are among the least known cetaceans and even today several species are still only known from a few sightings and stranded specimens. Most people are likely even fully unaware of their very existence, despite the giant size and … Weiterlesen
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Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales – hook-toothed hunters of the abyss
The pygmy sperm whales and dwarf sperm whales are remarkable for a lot of reasons, for example for their extraordinary ability to release a dark substance from a gut pouch and hide within a cloud of their intestinal fluids. Not … Weiterlesen
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A possible new beaked whale species observed off Mexico
Yesterday it was announnced that some possibly hitherto unknown beaked whales were observed and photographed in the waters north of the San Benito Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists of the Sea Sheperd vessel Martin Sheen were able to observe … Weiterlesen
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Berardius, the bus-sized deep sea predator with barnacle covered battle teeth
There is an enormous marine carnivore which grows as long as a bus, and most people are fully unaware of its very existence. Nearly everyone knows sperm whales, but if you would ask people about the world’s next largest extant … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Illustration, Kryptozoologie, Tiefsee, Wale
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The weird little whales that hide within a cloud of their gut fluid
Many animals have developed amazing anti-predator adaptions, from mimicry to the ability to autotomize certain parts of their own bodies. One of the most bizarre defense mechanisms among mammals is found in the two exant members of the genus Kogia, … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Blogposts in English, Säugetiere, Wale
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A tiny tusk within a broken tusk – just another narwhal oddity
The narwhal Monodon monoceros is almost a real-life fantasy creature. But not only due to its historical connection with the legendary unicorn – after all, a whale with an enormous tusk growing out of its head is much more fabulous … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Anatomie, Blogposts in English, Teratologie, Wale
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Reconstructing Basilosaurus, the cetacean Sea Serpent
Basilosaurus was just big in the news when a new study about its feeding habits and the predation on young Dorudons was published. This is probably a good time to feature a new reconstruction of the „king lizard“ that I … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Blogposts in English, Illustration, Paläontologie, Wale
Verschlagwortet mit Archaeocete, Basilosaurus
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Picture of the Day: Mammalodon vs. giant Nautilid
Today I want to feature some paleoart by Dominic Grabowski, which depicts the archaic stem-baleen whale Mammalodon attacking one of those awesome but little-known giant post-creataceous nautilids. I feel really honoured that this was directly inspired by my recent blogpost … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Blogposts in English, Cephalopoden, Paläontologie, Wale
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Zoological treasures in Archeological, Historical and Ethnological Museums
This blog is devoted to the wonders and marvels of the animal kingdom and natural history. Many of the photos in my articles were taken in zoological or paleontological museums. But you can also often find a lot of really … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Archeology, ausgerottete Arten, Ethnology, Säugetiere, Wale
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The Narwhal´s lesser Tusk
I have seen a whole lot of narwhal tusks in museums, many skulls of narwhals (Monodon monoceros), some fully mounted narwhal skeletons and even several specimens with double tusks. But so far I have never ever seen the vestigal right … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter Anatomie, Wale
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