First North Atlantic right whale calf of the season spotted near South Carolina https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/first-north-atlantic-right-whale-calf-of-the-season-spotted-near-south-carolina/ 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

⟦Telford et al.⟧ How Robust is Eschrichtius robustus? A Novel Photographic Index of Body Condition From Boat‐Based Photographs of Gray Whales https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70091?af=R 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

Lost track of the time, so only now have I got to see the dance-off. Shame that my 2 favourites from the start of the season are now out 💃🕺 #strictly

⟦Taylor et al.⟧ Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Mapping of Vessel Visitation at an Australian Fur Seal Breeding Colony https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70100?af=R 🦭 #pinnipeds #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #seals #Science

⟦May-Collado et al.⟧ A Detailed Characterization of the Whistle Repertoire of Fraser's Dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) From the Lesser Antilles https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70101?af=R 🐬 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #dolphins #Science

Rare Pygmy sperm whale discovered on Anglesey beach https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rare-pygmy-whale-discovered-anglesey-32971344?int_source=nba 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science #Wales

I'm kinda disappointed that they decided to officially name the party previously known as Your Party as Your Party, and not the For The Many party. Purely because I wanted to be able to refer to them in short as the Fa(n)ny Party 🤭

The main supermarkets could do with taking a leaf out of Lidl's books when it comes to vegan-friendly Xmas treats. 🤎Dark choc covered lebkuchen hearts 🤎Dark choc covered lebkuchen shapes 🍫Marzipan bites 🍫Marzipan bars 🥧Mince pies So much to choose from! :vegan: :ablobcatnomcookie: #Vegan […]

H5N1 variant has made its way to an Australian subantarctic island https://phys.org/news/2025-11-h5n1-variant-australian-subantarctic-island.html 🦭 #pinnipeds #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #seals #Science #h5n1 #birdflu

Well done Belvinda on those drops! 💃🕺 #strictly

Enjoyed that from Karen; exuberant performance 💃🕺 #strictly

A lot of the celebs seem to be having a mare of a night 💃🕺 #strictly

I was wondering if Alex was a little off in her dance, seems I wasn't wrong, unfortunately 💃🕺 #strictly

Time to put up my Xmas decs while watching Strictly 💃🕺 #strictly

So, who else is braving their loft* today to dig out their Xmas decs? :blobcatchristmastree: *Other dark spider-infested crannies are available.

Lots of Seals taking a break by a windy shore today #scotland #photography #nature

⟦Shank et al.⟧ A decision support tool for assessing entanglement risk to protected species from fixed-gear fisheries with applications to North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Northwest Atlantic […]

⟦Watt et al.⟧ Estimating Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) Age Using Epigenetic Analysis of Skin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70102?af=R 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

B.C. residents host whale detection devices on their properties in bid to protect animals https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-detection-technology-on-b-c-s-coast-9.6990987 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

Without whale pee, the world’s oceans would probably fall apart. Here’s why https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/ocean-whale-pee 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

Exceptionally rare white whale amazes divers in Tonga https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/siale-white-whale-calf-tonga 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

RRS Sir David Attenborough Webcam via https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/images/webcams/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-webcam/ Current location: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9798222 #rrssirdavidattenborough #boat #view #webcam #boatymcboatface

⟦Baker et al.⟧ Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) Marine Debris Entanglement Risk Varies With Size Class and Sex https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70081?af=R 🦭 #pinnipeds #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #seals #Science

Sit down to finally watch the new season of Hazbin Hotel. Realise it's been so long since season 1, I can't remember a damn thing. Resign myself to a rewatch :blobcatcomfnight: #hazbinhotel

⟦C. Robinson⟧ Bridging borders: Toward alignment of environmental regulations in the Salish Sea for whale conservation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X25003860?dgcid=rss_sd_all 🐬 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #dolphins #whales #Science #orca

Aye, I'm sure we'll be seeing La Voix on the dance floor again, just in a different position 💃🕺 #strictly

Anton looked like he was in the process of saying Mother Fudger at the end of that rollercoaster ride 💃🕺 #strictly

Those were some serious heels on Layton's shoes! 💃🕺 #strictly

Polar bear riding enormous frozen whale among National Geographic's best photos of 2025 | Discover Wildlife https://www.discoverwildlife.com/photography/national-geographic-pictures-of-the-year-2025 🐻❄️ #polarbear #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science #Photography

Think that'll be 3 for Alex, and 2 for Karen from me then 💃🕺 #strictly

Felt like there was a lot of walking and pointing there 💃🕺 #strictly

I think Karen deserves to be the recipient of my La Voix votes going forward, especially as a fellow vegan 💃🕺 #strictly

Noooo, La Voix! Gutted for them💃🕺 #strictly

That grouping of celebs made me realise just how short on blokes this competition is now. The lasses have been doing good. 💃🕺 #strictly

Blackpool; a posh man's Rhyl 💃🕺 #strictly

Stunning drone footage captures pod of dolphins off the Sussex coast https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25634827.pod-dolphins-seen-swimming-off-east-sussex-coast/ 🐬 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #dolphins #Science

CCTV captures fox and otter’s tour of Lincoln city centre https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cwylwpqw5ngo 🦊🦦 #WildLife #Nature #urbanwildlife #suburbanwildlife

Powerful image of whale rescue scoops prestigious award https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/powerful-image-of-whale-rescue-scoops-prestigious-award-what-we-did-together-was-bigger-than-a-photograph-says-the-winner 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife […]

Suffice to say, when I pulled up into my parking spot behind my flat this evening, I wasn't expecting 4 egrets to fly up out of the tiny stream! And I have a feeling they weren't all the same species. 🦢 #WildLife #BirdLife #Nature #suburbanwildlife #Birds #gloucester

Misjudged the bus time and got into town an hour before my dentist appointment. Of course I bee-lined to Waterstones to kill some time. Of course I impulse bought a manga. Spent a good half hour sat in the waiting room reading the first Witch Hat Atelier volume :blobcatbook: #bookstadon #booksky […]

Sperm whale carcass that washed up on Nantucket 'far too big' to be removed from beach https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/11/19/52-ton-sperm-whale-washes-up-in-nantucket-for-first-time-in-decades/ 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

⟦Blázquez et al.⟧ Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) maturity and body condition in Ireland, Norway and Cabo Verde based on UAS photogrammetry data https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1604106/full 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife […]

"For decades, zoos and circuses have been working with sanctuaries to give a better life to captive elephants, great apes, big cats and other land animals. The time has come for animal-protection organizations, marine parks, aquariums and governments to work together to retire whales and […]

Stranded whale euthanized after failed rescue attempt off Oregon coast https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/stranded-humpback-whale-euthanized-oregon 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

I got snow in my mouth! ❄️🚵‍♀️ #Cycling #Bicycle #commute #Snow #UKweather #gloucester

Seal mothers care for deceased pups, exhibiting unique mammalian behavior in Antarctic predator species https://www.uri.edu/news/2025/11/seal-mothers-care-for-deceased-pups-exhibiting-unique-mammalian-behavior-in-antarctic-predator-species/ 🦭 #pinnipeds #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology […]

Scientists dig up two-tonne whale head buried on Cornwall beach in 10-hour mission https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/whale-skull-dig-cornwall-falmouth-skeleton-b2867305.html 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

Fun fact. Tesco's flu jab booking system runs on Cloudflare..... One of those days 😅 #CloudFlare

*sigh*. I've been using Tumblr blogs as a replacement for my old Facebook pages (because Suckerberg). Updated my password last night & *boom* my secondary blogs vanished along with all their posts. FFS, why do I even bother?! :blobcatcode:

These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/rare-gingko-toothed-beaked-whale-science-cetacean-research 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science