From carrying eggs in their mouths to building hidden nests, these animal dads do it all. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Males greater rheas take care of their babies from the moment the female lays her eggs. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .

A female Arabian Sea humpback whale called Luban covered about 4,350 miles on her return trip. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Though more commonly associated with their long migrations from Alaska to Hawaii or showing off for whale watchers off the coast of New England, a unique population of humpback whales call the Arabian Sea home.

The whale sustained some injuries during the ordeal, but should recover. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. View of the whale after being freed. Note the red wounds from its most recent entanglement near the tail and the deep, but healing wound, near its head from a prior entanglement. Center for Coastal Studies image, taken under NOAA permit 24359.

How blue whales became Earth's largest creature--ever More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Think of the largest elephant you can.

New POV video shows a mutually beneficial relationship between remoras and the gentle giants. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. In addition to its pod, the sizable cetacean generally hosts dozens of remoras. Also known as a suckerfish, these evolutionary wonders in the family hitch rides on whales in order to make a meal of the sea lice and other crustaceans that also make a home on the marine mammal's skin. To accomplish this, the remora possesses a distinctive, oval dorsal fin that functions like an adapted suction cup.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The North Atlantic right whale () is one of the most endangered large whales. Their very name references their devastating decline--they were the "right" whales for whalers to target, since the animals floated after being killed. Today, their biggest threats are ship collisions and getting tangled in fishing gear. Estimates for North Atlantic right whale populations are slowly increasing, according to a New England Aquarium statement .

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. With their bubble-net feeding strategies, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a new level of "smart" animal. Their method of making "nets" out of air bubbles is even more special than once thought. It is considered tool use, which is one way to assess an animal's level of intelligence. Out of seven species of baleen whales, humpbacks are likely the only whales that can pull off the high-performance turns required for bubble-net feeding.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It is in these waters that marine mammal ecologist Ari Friedlaender shuts off the inflatable boat's engine and waits. This is the edge of the world--remote, hostile, and stunningly alive. Beneath the hull, the dark sea churns with wonder abound. A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerges, slow, deliberate, and gentle in its curious demeanor, casting a ripple across the surface.

Scientists have found the source of a strange form of communication in the ocean that they say could help them locate extraterrestrial life in space. Researchers from the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) revealed that large'smoke ring-like' bubbles coming from underwater were created by humpback whales, which researchers believe is their way of greeting nearby humans. It's the first time scientists have seen whales sending out these unique rings while interacting with people in the wild, and the SETI team said they show an intentional attempt to get the attention of humans - just like saying hello. Until now, the bubble rings have only been seen while humpbacks were gathering prey and when males were making a trail of bubble rings to attract a mate. Researchers said it's quite possible whales have been trying to communicate with people for years but the phenomenon hasn't been studied until now.

Scientists claim they have had the first one-on-one conversation with a whale. The team from the SETI Institute and the University of California'spoke' with a 38-year-old humpback whale, named Twain, off the coast of Alaska. They used an underwater microphone to send out whale calls, 'whup/throp' sounds, and received 36 responses that seemed like Twain was actively engaged in a communicative exchange. AI-powered algorithms analyzed the replies, revealing Twain may have shared a greeting call with the team on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. While speaking to a different species has never been done in this manner, researchers are using the experience to hopefully one day converse with extraterrestrial life.