Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the ...

For seven years, the researchers have been watching a smaller group of gray whales who have been feeding right off the coast of Newport. The largest population of gray whales swims right here ...

minke and gray whale. Instead of teeth, the animals have plates of what is called baleen, through which they sieve huge mouthfuls of tiny creatures from the water. Exactly how they produce complex ...

Before a DNA analysis confirmed the difference in 2002, the whales were considered Gray's beaked whales ... Skeletal remains and teeth of two spade-toothed whales were also found in Chile.

Drone footage captured by Oregon State University researchers off the coast of Newport offers new insights into how a gray whale’s size affects its foraging behavior and what role social ...

Drone video of gray whales captured over seven years off Oregon has revealed new details about how the giant marine mammals find and eat food. Among the findings, described in two studies ...

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Researchers have discovered new insights through drones on the acrobatic foraging techniques of gray whales off the Oregon Coast, according to Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute.

After peaking at nearly 27,000 whales in 2016, the population of eastern North Pacific gray whales has plummeted to around 14,500 in 2023—a startling 46 percent decline and nearly 7,000 fewer animals ...

Meanwhile, blue and minke whales appear in the summer and fall, respectively, and gray whales tend to show up in the winter and spring. Trip-takers find the captains to be friendly and adept guides.

Drone footage is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the coast of Oregon. Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State University ...