We cannot imagine our lives without communication, but we are not the only animal species that use communication as a way to exchange information. In this post, we are explaining how cetacean’s communication is. HOW DO CETACEANS COMMUNICATE? Given that there are highly social species among cetaceans, it is essential to understand the role that … Continua llegint How do cetaceans communicate?
The cetaceans are creatures that live in the seas and oceans of the Earth. Like other animals, not only must they cope with natural threats to their environment, such as predation or disease, but they also interact with human activities, such as fishing. Here we will see how fishing threatens the populations of these marine … Continua llegint Cetaceans and fishing: a dangerous relationship
I had long wanted to do an interview with Associació Cetàcea, an association of Catalonia (Spain) dedicated to the study of the dolphins and whales that inhabit the Catalan sea. This association, founded in August 2012, has recently published the results of its photo-identification study. RESEARCH ON CETACEANS IN CATALONIA: INTERVIEW TO CETACEA ASSOCIATION Hello, … Continua llegint Research on cetaceans in Catalonia – Interview to Cetàcea Association
Did you know that in the Mediterranean Sea habitually lives 8 species of cetaceans, among dolphins and whales; in addition to other visitor and spontaneous species, such as the killer whale? In this post, a new version of “Cetaceans in the Catalan coast“, the first post published in this blog, I will give more information … Continua llegint Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea
Cetaceans have always called attention to people, either for their spectacular lives, their intelligence or their imposing size. But, do you know which the origin of dolphins and whales is? Do you know how they have evolved? Here, you can discover the answers! TERRESTRIAL ORIGIN Cetaceans originated in the ancient Tethys ocean, 50 million years ago, from terrestrial mammals … Continua llegint Brief evolution of cetaceans
Last week, the press was full of news about a recent article that highlight that sperm whales in the Eastern Pacific have distinct dialects. For this reason, the post of this week will explain what a dialect is (in cetaceans), which cetaceans have dialects in addition to sperm whales and which is the explanation to … Continua llegint Cetaceans with dialects: the killer whale and the sperm whale
A team of researchers of several Italian organizations has published on May 2015 its findings about the responses of cetaceans in high sea waters to summer maritime traffic in the Western Mediterranean Sea. This post is a summary of this study. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, cetaceans have to face several threats, like the loss of their habitat, depletion of … Continua llegint Cetaceans have a negative response to summer maritime traffic in Westeran Mediterranean Sea
This publication talk about albinism in cetaceans and give some examples about it. WHAT IS ALBINISM? Albinism is a group of inherited conditions resulting in little or no pigment (hypopigmentation) in the eyes or in the eyes, skin and hair. Mammals’ pigmentation depends on the presence or absence of melanin in the skin, hair and … Continua llegint Albinism in cetaceans
The goal of this publication is to describe the different cetaceans that live in the catalan coast. At first, I will explain you what is a cetacean and then I will describe them. INTRODUCTION Cetaceans are a mammal order that live adapted to swimming and, for this reason, they develop all the activities in the … Continua llegint Cetaceans in the catalan coast
We all like to travel and many times we seek contact with nature. This happens especially when we travel to exotic countries and seek contact with wild animals. Travelling and respect for nature are two concepts that should go hand in hand. It is nothing other than responsible tourism. Discover what you can do to … Continua llegint Responsible tourism: travelling respecting the animals
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