Fossil hints that orcas don’t have a long history of killing whales
7 March 2022
A 1.4-million-year-old fossil relative of killer whales had teeth that suggest it ate small fish rather than large marine mammals
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Whales and dolphins can resist cancer and their DNA reveals why
24 February 2021
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are much better at fighting cancer than we are, and a DNA analysis brings us closer to understanding why cetaceans can do this
Dolphins and whales separately evolved the same speedy swimming bones
9 July 2020
A fossil of an ancient giant tusked dolphin lacks the extra vertebrae and short pectoral bones that make fast swimmers of dolphins and baleen whales, which later independently evolved these traits
Whales sneak into shallow water to eat salmon from hatcheries
11 July 2017
Humpbacks have been spotted feeding on baby salmon bred for release into the wild to restock fisheries for the first time, competing with fishermen
‘Missing link’ whale could filter feed and hunt larger prey
29 June 2017
A whale that lived 30 million years ago had extraordinary back teeth for sieving out small prey, while its front teeth let it catch big prey too
