Baird's beaked whales varying in color and body size were suggested to be unique forms as early as the 1950s. After several decades and investigations into these deep diving, elusive whales, Sato's beaked whale was formally recognized as a separate species in 2019.

A very happy camper after successfully defending my PhD at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social! MASSIVE thanks to my PhD dream team @lrendell.bsky.social, Oscar Gaggiotti, @tangeolsen.bsky.social, @marinemolecol.bsky.social & @bcwhales.bsky.social! 🐋🐋 #PhDone

Ever wondered what a jaguar’s love life looks like? Neither had we — until we captured the first-ever video of jaguar mating in the wild, featuring a rare black jaguar. 🐆😍🐈‍⬛ 🧪🌏🌐🍁. Check out the full video here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #Ecology #Conservation #Biodiversity #Wildlife

Interested in range-wide grey seal population structure and demographic history? See our new open access study! It was a fantastic international collaboration and special thanks to @tangeolsen.bsky.social and Kristina Cammen 🧬🦭. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MarineMammals #PopGen #consgen

‼️ Dear MARMAM community, We, at the DEI Committee of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, are beginning the process of establishing an Indigenous Representation Subcommittee, the idea of which came out of an ad hoc meeting held at the SMM conference in Boorloo (Perth) in the Whajuk region of WA (1/n)

Here are some 2024 highlights of PCI and Peer Community Journal.📊 Grateful to everyone who contributed to this success🦸. We're excited and prepared for an amazing 2025🤩!