#physetermacrocephalus

[lord-allo]

Pottwal & ich | Sperm whale & me

Physeter macrocephalus & ...

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[ladyblue-laragazzadelmare]

Sperm whale's close up da Cristina Marcolin Tramite Flickr: Caudal peduncle of a sperm whale. The animal was right in front of the lens and dived soon after the picture. Incredible experience with a super-curious sperm whale!

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Il #28novembre un giovane capidoglio maschio (#Physetermacrocephalus), si è #arenato sulla #spiaggia di #Luskentyre nelle isole #EbridiEsterne della #Scozia, morendo poco dopo. La causa? Molto probabilmente i #100chilogrammi di #immondiziaplastica all'interno del suo #stomaco !!!! salviamoci salvando il #Pianeta !!!! #seasy #seasy_blog #seasy_fbp #wd57 #walsat #vk #vkpost https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/capidoglio-morto-spiaggia-100-chili-plastica-stomaco-414833.html (presso North of Great Britain) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5uBR-_orfy/?igshid=1aiyot5toktnb

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Physeter catodon, Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Ulješura 6832 Fa Flickr 2007 S 1972 Lofot2_091 - inat 6832 Fa by Morton1905 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Cetacea Family: Physeteridae Genus: Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 Species: P. macrocephalus Binomial name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 ------------------------------- s051 Fa11 2279 Fa Fauna Europe Ulješura imgur.com/hqskBBz ---------------------------------------------------- Synonyms Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822 www.projectnoah.org/spottings/570473750 ------------------------------ www.inaturalist.org/observations/18553336 ----------------------------------------------------- Physeter catodon, Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Ulješura 6832 Fa Flickr 2007 S 1972 Lofot2_091 - inat 6832 Fa https://flic.kr/p/Piq2Hv

[mayarakmeloport]

A importância das baleias para o planeta

Quando falamos sobre as baleias lembramos de momentos como a cena de Pinóquio, ou o livro Moby Dick, que retrata muito bem sobre as pescas baleeiras. Mas sabemos de verdade qual o seu real valor e qual a importância das baleias para o planeta?

A importância das baleias

As baleias são espécies-chaves na vida oceânica da Terra. Isso significa que caso ocorra a extinção deste mamífero, as consequências podem ser perigosas, como o desaparecimento de várias outras espécies. Um bom exemplo disso é a relação de predador e presa dada pelo Doutor em Ecologia e Evolução, Rodrigo Tardin:

“As cachalotes (Physetermacrocephalus) se alimentam de lulas e outros animais em grandes profundidades, mas como um mamífero marinho, precisa subir à superfície para respirar. Nesse processo, muitas vezes esses animais que podem chegar a medir 18 metros e pesar 45 toneladas, defecam na superfície. A concentração de ferro nas fezes deles, muitas vezes, pode ser maior que 10 milhões de vezes o do ambiente. Essa concentração de Ferro extra no ambiente acaba ‘fertilizando’ o lugar e aumentando o processo de fotossíntese realizada pelo fitoplâncton.”

Para uma leitura completa: https://routebrasil.org/2021/04/06/a-importancia-das-baleias-para-o-planeta/

Texto publicado no site Route Brasil

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Sperm whale breaching (physeter macrocephalus) by pierre_et_nelly on Flickr.

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Cachaloteee #cartagena #cabodepalos #cachalote #spermwhale #physetermacrocephalus

[ladyblue-laragazzadelmare]

The 2022 Cachalote Consortium Workshop

On Saturday the 30th, the 2022 Cachalote Consortium Workshop was held! An amazing group of 60 researchers from around the world were virtually present. During this workshop, many projects on sperm whales have been presented. Big names such as Hal Whitehead and Lisa Steiner were present too, introducing everyone to an important part of their work.

For me, it was a pleasure and an honour to attend this conference. It was my first one at Cachalote Consortium. And my first conference as a speaker. It was really satisfying to finally spread my work on sperm whales. And I found that my approach attracted other researchers, but also that others are trying to do the same in other parts of the world! It was a wonderful discovery.

With my work on data collected onboard the whale-watching vessels of Futurismo, I was able to estimate the sizes of sperm whales from their sound! A great tool for studies on populations of sperm whales. And acoustics methods are now more and more widespread in the conservation area. With sperm whales, many studies can be conducted. And many sounds can be used! For size estimation, echolocation and coda clicks are used. And below, is an example of how a series of echolocation clicks "looks like". Amazing, right?

I will explain also what all of this means in a dedicated post. I feel the need to spread my work also to people not directly linked with research, because is so amazing and so interesting...that most people would be fascinated!

I am so glad I attended the 2022 Cachalote Consortium Workshop and I feel grateful to all the people out there doing so much hard work on sperm whales.

To finish, two nice pictures of sperm whales. Aren't they so cute?