North Atlantic solo rower Tom Waddington was having a dull day. It was gray and rainy and there was little to alleviate the slog of his challenge to row from Newfoundland in Canada to Penzance in the UK (he started earlier this month). But all that was about change. Big time. And Waddington caught it […]
Tag: Pilot Whale
Faroe Islands’ Whale Slaughter Begins
The Faroe Islands have stirred controversy as their annual whale hunt, known as ‘grindadráp’, commenced on May 4th. This traditional practice, deeply ingrained in the islanders’ culture, has drawn sharp criticism from animal rights groups worldwide, who decry it as a cruel and unnecessary slaughter. The hunt, which targets pilot whales, involves herding pods of […]
Research suggests that menopause explains why some female whales live so long
Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new research shows. The study focused on five whale species that—along with humans—are the only mammals known to go through menopause. The paper, published in the journal Nature, is titled “The evolution of menopause in toothed […]