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Balaena15

• The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus Balaena. (wikipedia.org)
• It was seemingly identical to its relatives in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Southern Oceans, and as such they were all thought to be a single species, collectively known as the "right whale", and given the binomial name Balaena mysticetus. (wikipedia.org)
• right whale refers to the bowhead, or Greenland right whale ( Balaena mysticetus ), and to the whales of the genus Eubalaena (though originally only to E. glacialis ). (britannica.com)
• The mouth of one adult bowhead, or Greenland right whale ( Balaena mysticetus ), measures five metres long and three metres wide and is the biggest oral cavity on record. (britannica.com)
• In the Greenland right whale ( Balaena mysticetus ), single plates of baleen can reach 5.2 metres (17 feet) long. (britannica.com)
• The transcriptome of the bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus reveals adaptations of the longest-lived mammal. (harvard.edu)
• On the North Atlantic Odyssey (PLA04-15-WBC, chartered by Inezia Tours and Natuurpunt.be) the Greenland expedition passengers on s/v Plancius counted 80 - 100 bowhead whales (Greenland Whales) Balaena mysticetus on at the edge of the sea ice between Northeast Greenland and Spitsbergen. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
• In this study, researchers used serial measurements of hormone concentrations along baleen plates to investigate reproductive histories in bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ), analysing gestation and calving intervals in ten female whales from the eastern Canada-west Greenland population. (nammco.no)
• Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the eastern Canadian Arctic migrate seasonally between Hudson and Davis Straits in winter to northwestern Hudson Bay/Foxe Basin and Gulf of Boothia in summer. (arcus.org)
• The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus ) is a species of the right whale family Balaenidae, in suborder Mysticeti, and genus Balaena. (tch-printing.com)
• Balaena - Latin, balaena , a whale. (aquaticallatin.info)
• Bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) are the longest-living mammals. (livescience.com)
• Analyzing stone harpoon tips found in the blubber of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) is one of the ways scientists have determined they can live up to two centuries . (mentalfloss.com)
• The bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus , can grow to roughly 18 meters long and is among the heaviest mammals on Earth. (pierre-rayer.org)
• ABSTRACT: We examined the spatial and temporal linkage between primary production, zooplankton distribution and density, and bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus foraging behavior in Disko Bay, West Greenland using concurrent ship-based oceanographic and net sampling together with instrumentation of whales with satellite-linked transmitters and dive recorders. (int-res.com)

Female bowhead whales3

• The paper "Prolonged baleen hormone cycles suggest atypical reproductive endocrinology of female bowhead whales" by Nadine Lysiak (Suffolk University, USA) and co-authored by NAMMCO Scientific Committee member, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources), was recently published in Royal Society Open Science. (nammco.no)
• The results obtained in this study suggest that female bowhead whales could halt pregnancies for up to nine months, potentially making them the mammals with the longest pregnancy duration. (nammco.no)
• But for this study, Dr. Lysiak and her colleagues looked at samples taken from 10 female bowhead whales collected by Inuit hunters in the eastern Canadian Arctic and West Greenland from 1998 through 2011. (world-online--news.com)

Species16

• Other common names of the species included the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, steeple-top, and polar whale. (wikipedia.org)
• Authorities have repeatedly recategorized the three populations of right whale plus the bowhead whale, as one, two, three or four species, either in a single genus or in two separate genera. (wikipedia.org)
• As recently as 1998, Dale Rice listed just two species - B. glacialis (the right whales) and B. mysticetus (the bowheads) - in his comprehensive and otherwise authoritative classification. (wikipedia.org)
• Studies in the 2000s finally provided clear evidence that the three living right whale species comprise a phylogenetic lineage, distinct from the bowhead, and that the bowhead and the right whales are rightly classified into two separate genera. (wikipedia.org)
• An unknown species of right whale, the so-called "Swedenborg whale", which was proposed by Emanuel Swedenborg in the 18th century, was once thought to be a North Atlantic right whale. (wikipedia.org)
• Bowhead whales are comparable in size to the three species of right whales. (wikipedia.org)
• At one time, the bowhead whale population was reduced to around 1,000 due to commercial whaling, but since a 1966 moratorium was passed to protect the species in the US, the numbers have been steadily increasing. (goodnet.org)
• Sound is extremely important to the survival of the whale species and research is showing that their may be a link between ambient sounds (artificial sound) and the number of injured and/or beached whales. (tch-printing.com)
• The common name of Bowhead derives from their bow-shaped mouth which features a strongly bowed lower jaw making a U-shape around the narrow upper jaw and is, incidentally, the largest mouth of any species. (aquaticallatin.info)
• Bowheads, named for the high bow-like curve of their mouth, are one of 14 species of baleen whales and the only one that lives in the Arctic year-round. (mentalfloss.com)
• The second species to become the primary target of commercial whaling, they were hunted to near extinction in the middle of the 20th century and four of the five remaining populations of bowhead whales are listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered. (whales.org)
• Another whale that's native to the Arctic Ocean and quite unlike any other whale species on the planet is the beluga. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• She and her colleagues may have uncovered a rather extraordinary feat of nature: Females of the species may spend 23 months pregnant before giving birth to a baby bowhead. (world-online--news.com)
• While more research is needed to pinpoint whether bowhead pregnancies last 23 months, the findings come at a time when the species is at risk. (world-online--news.com)
• What species of whale has the longest migration? (nature.org)
• We estimated µ directly from pedigrees in four baleen whale species for both the mitochondrial control region and nuclear genome. (bvsalud.org)

Genome4

• Insights into the evolution of longevity from the bowhead whale genome. (harvard.edu)
• Bowhead whale genome may unlock its longevity secrets - The Verge When Martin accidentally knocks the Creature Power Suits into a deep Arctic trench, Aviva takes the brothers to search for them in her brand-new Octopod submarine. (tch-printing.com)
• Scientists think that specialized genes to help repair damaged DNA might help bowhead whales live so long, so they're studying the bowhead whale genome to see if it can yield any insights into how to increase human longevity. (nature.org)
• This placement makes the pygmy right whale genome an interesting target to update the complex phylogenetic past of baleen whales, because it splits up an otherwise long branch that leads to the radiation of rorquals. (bvsalud.org)

Mammals9

• Bowheads have the largest mouth of any animal representing almost one-third of the length of the body, the longest baleen plates with a maximum length of 4 metres (13 feet) and may be the longest-lived mammals, with the ability to reach an age of more than 200 years. (wikipedia.org)
• To study free-ranging mammals like bowhead whales, scientists have had to rely on field observations and surveys, as well as carcasses washed up on shores. (world-online--news.com)
• That's something that occurs in a lot of marine mammals, like seals, bears, otters, a lot of terrestrial animals but, until now, it's been discounted as occurring in baleen whales," Dr. Lysiak said. (world-online--news.com)
• Bowhead whales are the marine mammals most vulnerable to disruption from increased ship traffic in waters off Alaska, a new study has concluded. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)
• Given their size, speed and surface-oriented behavior, bowhead whales are considered more sensitive to vessel strikes than the other Arctic marine mammals studied. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)
• The 1818 court case Maurice vs. Judd ruled on whether whales were mammals or fish. (nature.org)
• In an attempt to dodge taxes and fines, a whale oil businessman named Samuel Judd insisted whales were mammals. (nature.org)
• Applying our estimate of µ reduces previous genetic-based estimates of preexploitation whale abundance by 86% and suggests that µ cannot explain low cancer rates in gigantic mammals. (bvsalud.org)
• BACKGROUND: Baleen whales are a clade of gigantic and highly specialized marine mammals. (bvsalud.org)

Right whales3

• Today, the bowhead whale occupies a monotypic genus, separate from the right whales, as proposed by the work of John Edward Gray in 1821. (wikipedia.org)
• Eventually, it was recognized that bowheads and right whales were different, but there was still no strong consensus as to whether they shared a single genus or two. (wikipedia.org)
• The right whales were thus confirmed to be in a separate genus, Eubalaena. (wikipedia.org)

Scientists9

• Scientists have also analyzed eye tissue from a group of bowhead whales and concluded that one of the animals was 211 years old at the time of its death. (mentalfloss.com)
• Scientists See Hints in Bowhead Whales. (world-online--news.com)
• Near the northern tip of Alaska, on the outskirts of the Arctic Ocean, bowhead whales have given scientists a glimpse into longevity. (pierre-rayer.org)
• Bowhead whales' cells are whizzes at repairing damaged DNA , scientists report May 8 at bioRxiv.org. (pierre-rayer.org)
• Scientists examining the bones of a 39 million-year-old ancient whale have concluded that it may. (whales.org)
• Scientists monitor a group of 80 whales using a drone. (films.com)
• Scientists share research information with the Hunters and Trappers Association and seek to understand why whales congregate at large rocks near the shore. (films.com)
• Back in the 1800s, almost everyone except scientists considered whales to be fish. (nature.org)
• Scientists thought this population was driven extinct by whaling, until a small number of whales were re-discovered in the 1990s . (nature.org)

Whale's3

• The bowhead whale's conservation status , once listed as endangered is now listed as least concern, but some populations (like the ones near Greenland) are not faring as well. (goodnet.org)
• In one, the bowhead whale's pregnancy lasts 23 months. (world-online--news.com)
• Up to one third of it's body can be made up of it's head and the Bowhead Whale's huge mouth resembles an archer's bow, thus giving the whale it's name. (itsnature.org)

Humpback3

• Found only in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, it would be difficult to confuse the bowhead whale with any other large whale as few range this far north except the occasional humpback or grey whale. (whales.org)
• Humpback whales are renowned for their incredible acrobatic displays, but a family in the USA. (whales.org)
• Examples of baleen whales include humpback, right, and blue whales. (nature.org)

Populations7

• Of the five stocks of bowhead populations, three are listed as "endangered", one as "vulnerable", and one as "lower risk, conservation dependent" according to the IUCN Red List. (wikipedia.org)
• This sighting supports that the bowhead whale population in the Fram Strait is on the increase, which is in accordance with the increase of the populations in Disko Bay (West Greenland) in winter and in Franz Josef Land (Russian Atlantic Arctic), both areas also visited by the ships of Oceanwide Expeditions. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
• In Alaska, bowhead whales are the most vulnerable, followed by populations of walruses and beluga whales. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)
• The subpopulation in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas is the most exposed to the sea routes and therefore is more vulnerable than other bowhead populations. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)
• The strait is also critical to several populations of belugas, seals,bowheads and walruses migrating in and out of the Arctic. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)
• The commercial whaling industry nearly decimated populations near Baffin Island, but Inuits can now sustainably hunt bowhead whales. (films.com)
• There are two populations of gray whale. (nature.org)

Prey4

• Its baleen is the longest of that of any whale, at 3 m (10 ft), and is used to strain tiny prey from the water. (wikipedia.org)
• Changes in Arctic sea-ice patterns due to climate change may affect the timing and range of eastern Arctic bowhead whale migrations through seasonal or regional shifts in prey (zooplankton) availability. (arcus.org)
• Surviving predominantly on seals, these huge bears have been known to hunt larger prey too, including beluga whales. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• Available prey for bowhead whales was dominated by calanoid copepods, with Calanus finmarchicus, C. glacialis and C. hyperboreus occurring at 90 to 100% of all stations between 0 and 50 m and contributing 78 ± 25% of the total biomass. (int-res.com)

Stone harpoon tips found1

• The Arctic and sub-Arctic whales' exact life span is unknown, but stone harpoon tips found in some harvested individuals prove that they comfortably live over 100 years and may live more than 200 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (livescience.com)

Greenland Right Whale1

• The Bowhead Whale, also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, was an early target for the whaling industry, and its population was severely depleted before a whaling moratorium was introduced in 1966. (nfb.ca)

Impacts1

• Phylogeny-based estimates suggesting a low germline mutation rate (µ) in baleen whales have influenced research ranging from assessments of whaling impacts to evolutionary cancer biology. (bvsalud.org)

Waters4

• It is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters, and is named after its characteristic massive triangular skull, which it uses to break through Arctic ice. (wikipedia.org)
• A bowhead whale breaches in waters near the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. (livescience.com)
• Bowhead whales are only found in polar waters in the northern hemisphere and have evolved to cope with living within the thick pack ice. (whales.org)
• Found in arctic waters, bowhead whales can live for more than 200 years. (nature.org)

20161

• Commenting on the footage, WDC Research Fellow and FEROP Director, Erich Hoyt explained, "This extraordinary video shows a juvenile bowhead being corralled and killed by orcas in summer 2016, although it has only been made public recently. (whales.org)

Arctic Ocean2

• These medium-sized, group-dwelling whales spend much of their lives in the Arctic Ocean and rarely migrate, unlike some of their counterparts. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• What's also interesting is that, despite their huge size, bowhead whales are not migratory, and will instead spend their entire lives within the Arctic Ocean. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)

Sperm Whales1

• Orca, sperm whales, and pilot whales are some notable examples. (nature.org)

Inuit1

• Inuit hunters have reported bowheads surfacing through 60 cm (24 in) of ice. (wikipedia.org)

Narwhal3

• These whales are similar in size and behaviour to their distant relatives, the narwhal, but instead of tusks, they've evolved to have bright white skin. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• Overshadowed by their orca, beluga and narwhal cousins, bowhead whales don't always get the attention they deserve. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• Narwhal is derived from a Norse word meaning "corpse whale," allegedly because the color of their skin resembles a drowned sailor. (nature.org)

Zooplankton2

• Estimates of bowhead whale abundance were used in a bioenergetic model to calculate the potential consumption of zooplankton during their 4 mo stay in Disko Bay. (int-res.com)
• Although the total biomass of zooplankton in the upper 50 m of the water column theoretically could support this predation level, benthic zooplankton densities and behavioral data suggest whales target preascension stage epibenthic copepods in high density patches. (int-res.com)

Orcas2

• Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. (tch-printing.com)
• Footage showing orcas hunting a young bowhead whale has recently been released, believed to be the first time such an attack has been recorded on film according to researcher Dr Olga Shpak. (whales.org)

Transcriptome1

• Additionally, we identified differentially expressed genes for enzymes involved in EPl synthesis or degradation in the hypothalamus of young heifers and old cows (approximately 10 years old) as compared to whales (approximately 28 years old) via deep sequencing of the transcriptome. (bvsalud.org)

Killer whales1

• This serves as camouflage, allowing beluga to evade predators like polar bears and killer whales, which find it difficult to spot them against the snowy backdrop. (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)

Qikiqtaaluk Region1

• The Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board has filed a Proposal for NWMB Decision (Proposal), seeking a decision on increasing the total allowable harvest for bowhead whales in the Qikiqtaaluk Region by one whale. (nwmb.com)

Whalers1

• Gray whales used to be found on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, too, but they were extirpated by whalers around 500 BC in Europe and the 17th and 18th centuries in North America. (nature.org)

Marine4

• Troels Jacobsen (MSc, Marine Mammal Biologist Oceanwide Expeditions): "It is like witnessing the resurrection of a sub-population of bowhead whales that was not thought to be counting more than tens of individuals. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
• This ranks bowheads as possibly the most prolific composers in the marine mammal and animal kingdom, with only song birds able to reach the same level. (whales.org)
• Bowhead whales can live greater than 200 years, they go into sexual maturity late and it takes them a long time to grow," said Nadine Lysiak, a marine biologist who has been studying bowheads and other baleen whales for years. (world-online--news.com)
• Photo by Cynthia Christman, National Marine Fisheries Service: Bowhead whales rise to the surface while feeding. (gmcmaritimecenter.com)

Extinction1

• For animals that humans almost drove into extinction, there's a lot about whales we still don't know. (world-online--news.com)

Polar Bears1

• Day after day amazing encounters with Polar bears and Bowhead whales combined with stunning scenery in the National Park in the the Canadian arctic. (wetpixel.com)

Critically endangered1

• According to the IUCN Red List , where the bowhead whale in this area is listed as critically endangered, the previous record was a sighting of 66 whales in 1983. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)

Dolphins3

• Animals highlighted in these four stories include a hawksbill turtle, dolphins, a tiger shark, a giant pacific octopus, great white sharks, a bowhead whale, a manta ray and many more. (tch-printing.com)
• Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Others 2.2 Villains 3 Tortuga HQ 4 Animals featured 5 List of Wild Kratts episodes 6 External links Plot The Kratt brothers go around the world lookingâ ¦ Animals highlighted in these four stories include a hawksbill turtle, dolphins, a tiger shark, a giant pacific octopus, great white sharks, a bowhead whale, a manta ray and many more. (tch-printing.com)
• Keep up-to-date about our work and the latest news from the world of whales and dolphins. (whales.org)

Dorsal2

• Unlike most cetaceans, the bowhead does not have a dorsal fin-an adaptation for spending much time under sea-surface ice. (wikipedia.org)
• A stocky dark-colored whale without a dorsal fin, it can grow 14 m (46 ft) to 18 m (59 ft) in length. (tch-printing.com)

Alaska Native1

• This page is all about the nutrition of Oil, whale, bowhead (Alaska Native). (bellaonline.com)

Beaufort Sea1

• The bowhead, in much depleted numbers, is found in the Beaufort Sea and in Baffin Bay and occasionally in Hudson Bay. (britannica.com)

Sanctuary2

• Last week environmentalists rejoiced as the Canadian government announced the first Bowhead Whale sanctuary in the Eastern Arctic. (nfb.ca)
• A sanctuary where all commercial whaling is prohibited was created in 2009. (goodnet.org)

Conservation2

• In addition, the novel reproductive knowledge obtained in this study certainly contributes to a better understanding of whale biology and will serve to improve conservation efforts. (nammco.no)
• December 6, 2023 - Contact: Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, (508) 451-3853, [email protected] Pam. (whales.org)

Longest2

• According to whaling captain William Scoresby Jr., the longest bowhead he measured was 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) long, while the longest measurement he had ever heard of was of a 20.4 m (66 ft 11 in) whale caught at Godhavn, Greenland, in early 1813. (wikipedia.org)
• The gray whale has the longest migration of any mammal on earth. (nature.org)

Migrate1

• The Anchorage Daily News reported that since 1978, Dr. Craig George from the North Slope Borough - America's farthest north municipal government - has been counting the whales that migrate past Pont Barrow from April through June yearly. (goodnet.org)

Second largest whale2

• Apparently the second largest whale only to the Blue whale. (wetpixel.com)
• Did you know, for instance, that this is the second-largest whale on the planet, capable of growing up to 20 metres in length? (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)

Found2

• Apparently they have been able to date harpoons found in the whales and some date back that far. (wetpixel.com)
• In 2009, we measured δ 13 C and δ 15 N along plates of seven eastern Arctic bowhead whales, and found evidence for annual oscillations in both δ 13 C and 15N. (arcus.org)

Climate1

• However, limited information about eastern Arctic bowhead whale ecology and habitat use restricts our ability to identify and address threats posed by Arctic climate change. (arcus.org)

Years4

• Analysis of hundreds of DNA samples from living whales and from baleen used in vessels, toys, and housing material has shown that Arctic bowhead whales have lost a significant portion of their genetic diversity in the past 500 years. (wikipedia.org)
• cetacean by far is the bowhead, a right whale that can survive for more than 200 years. (britannica.com)
• Snorkeled with about 20 Bowhead whales, some which have been dated to 200 years old. (wetpixel.com)
• To test this hypothesis, bovine gonadotrophs (from approximately 2-year-old Japanese Black heifers) were cultured for 3.5 days and treated with increasing concentrations of brain EP1s from whales (approximately 22 years old). (bvsalud.org)

Baleen plates1

• The fin whale, like other baleen whales, strains its food from the water through baleen plates. (tch-printing.com)

Researchers1

• Analysis of the data returned a pair of surges in progesterone over time that confounded the researchers' expectation that bowhead pregnancy lasted about 14 months. (world-online--news.com)

Mouths3

• Or that they have the largest mouths of any whale (including the blue whale), which they use to vacuum up over 100 metric tons of crustaceans every year? (bluereefaquarium.co.uk)
• The study relied on the baleen, or the fibrous off-white bristles in the mouths of whales. (world-online--news.com)
• Baleen whales, on the other hand, feed by gulping large mouthfuls of seawater and then filtering it out of their mouths through large, comb-like structures called baleen. (nature.org)

Gray whale1

• They succeeded in exterminating the Atlantic population of the gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ). (britannica.com)

Animals2

• Bowhead whales are without a doubt some of the most majestic animals on our planet. (goodnet.org)
• Bowhead whales don't appear to be social animals, typically traveling alone or in small pods of up to six. (aquaticallatin.info)

Estimates1

• The results suggest values higher than those obtained through phylogeny-based estimates and similar to pedigree-based values for primates and toothed whales. (bvsalud.org)

Population2

• Since the department of wildlife has been monitoring the whales, the population has increased from 1,200 to 3,400 in 2011. (goodnet.org)
• Officially, the total population of bowhead whales is now around 10,000 according to the International Whaling Commission (IWC). (goodnet.org)

Time2

• Bowheads are far more versatile than other whales it would seem and appear to improvise new songs all the time. (whales.org)
• Between 2001 and 2006, 30 whales were fitted with satellite transmitters that provided information on daily movements, and 14 whales were tracked with archival time depth or time depth fluorescence recorders that provided detailed dive data. (int-res.com)

Juvenile1

• the whale was described as being around 20 foot long (just under 7 metres) so likely a juvenile. (aquaticallatin.info)

Blue2

• A peaceful day on the Pacific, and the team spotted the biggest animal that exists, or has ever existed on the planet, the Blue Whale. (tch-printing.com)
• Next to the blue whale, the fin whale is the second largest mammal in the world. (tch-printing.com)

Size3

• Amazing size as this is just the tip of the whales nose and they can weigh between 75 and 100 tonnes. (wetpixel.com)
• A sighting had been previously reported of a Bowhead of a similar size off Cornwall two weeks ago on May 15th, possibly the same individual. (aquaticallatin.info)
• That second scenario aligned with what biologists knew about bowhead whale fetus sizes - small or big in the spring, medium-size in the fall. (world-online--news.com)

Distinct1

• Stafford and three colleagues counted 184 distinct melodies over a three-year period sung by over 200 bowheads off the east coast of Greenland. (whales.org)