DE: Letzte Woche war es wieder soweit â ich durfte die Paul-Gerhardt-Schule in Mettingen besuchen und den Viertklässlern einen Vortrag Ăźber die faszinierenden Welt der Wale, Delfine und TĂźmmler halten. Gemeinsam haben wir einiges entdeckt: Warum man all diese Tiere eigentlich ganz einfach in Bartenwale und Zahnwale einteilen kann â denn am Ende sind sie…
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EN: In 2015, I was working as a biologist and whale watching guide in Iceland. One afternoon, out on FaxaflĂłi near ReykjavĂk, I was scanning the water for humpbacks, minkes, and white-beaked dolphins. Instead, what came into view were two dead fin whales, roped to the side of a whaling vessel heading for the processing…
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Fishing trawlers are directly competing with whales, seals, and penguins in Antarctica for krill â the (pretty much) only food source for inhabitants of the White continent and its surrounding waters. Antarctic Krill is the keystone species in the Antarctic ecosystem. Every species depends on it, either directly or indirectly. Antarctica does not belong to…
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A few impressions from the first couple of trips on the MV Ocean Endeavour. The first whale sightings, the first seals and penguins, the first icebergs, the first landing on sea ice with a fantastic team! Leaving Ushuaia again today heading towards the Falkland Islands first, then South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula at the…
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As of now, there are 132 different species of marine mammals in the world. These animals are lumbed together because of their life style but they don’t actually have a lot of things in common. Yes, they all are mammals. That means there are certain characteristics that all of them share with other mammals, marine…
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