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OC Sea Lions Released Back Into The Wild
Posted by Jason G. Goldman on May 24, 2010 Four sea lions nicknamed Matti, Pablo, Apolo and Taite were recently found underweight and malnourished on beaches in Orange County. This morning, they were released back into the wild before a cheering crowd at Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach. This was possible due the incredible work of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, a non-profit organization…
Orcas Spotted Off of LA Coastline
Posted by Jason G. Goldman on May 11, 2010 Though they are routinely found in the waters off of California, large marine mammals like killer whales don’t usually come so close to shore – it seems they prefer to stick to the farther side of the channel islands. But yesterday, a small pod of killer whales was found in the waters between Palos Verdes…
Whale Poop
Posted by Jason G. Goldman on April 24, 2010 Earlier this week we talked about how to use whale snot for science. I especially enjoyed blog bff Scicurious‘s take on the study: Budgetary requirement: $5000 for series of expensive remote control helicopters. Source: Toys R Us. Justification: Need something that can fly close to a whale and collect snot for measurement. Also, this is…
Whale Snot
Posted by Jason G. Goldman on April 21, 2010 Figure 1: Humpback whale The question is: what do you use to study the health of whales in the wild? The answer is: not what you’d think.