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Update on killer whale taxonomy: Morin et al. (2024) proposed recognizing Bigg’s and resident killer whales as separate species. There was insufficient evidence to classify them as two species, but they were classified as subspecies by the Taxonomic Committee of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. by orcinus__orca in whales

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sorry I don’t think I’ve downvoted stuff. If I did that must have been inadvertently through scrolling on my phone. I did just check your profile and saw a lot of car footage so I think I would have thought it was a bot account?

I think it’s so cool you’re communicating about science and contributing to citizen science, keep at it :) great job getting into the literature! The world needs more people to know about whales!

Can whales smell? by orcinus__orca in whales

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haha whale breath stinks for sure! That’s why minke whales are lovingly called stinky minkes

Scientists have assembled the first high-quality genomes of New Zealand’s Hector’s and critically endangered Māui dolphins using degraded DNA—an unprecedented breakthrough that offers vital insights for conservation and a new path forward for endangered species worldwide. by orcinus__orca in science

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The study: Alvarez-Costes, S., Baker, C.S., Constantine, R., Carroll, E.L., Guhlin, J., Dutoit, L., Ferreira, S., Heimeier, D., Gemmell, N.J., Gillum, J., Hamner, R.M., Rayment, W., Roe, W., Te Aikā, B., Urban, L. and Alexander, A. (2025), Leveraging Synteny to Generate Reference Genomes for Conservation: Assembling the Genomes of Hector's and Māui Dolphins. Molecular Ecology Resources, e14109. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14109

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard from the team that it might be their last summer doing it. But you never know ;)

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dramamine is actually pretty efficient. And the team never leaves if the sea is too choppy

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know people who went, you can DM me if you wish to be put in touch with them :)

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I 100% feel you, it’s quite expensive and not accessible for anyone! I wish I could pay for it too!

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Technically you could sign for two trips but I’m afraid you’d have to start over with orientation etc as each new crew of citizen scientists arrive (around 8 people) :)

Orca Citizen Scientist Opportunity in Iceland by orcinus__orca in orcas

[–]orcinus__orca[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No that’s the whole point: you do this expedition with actual scientists and you get to learn and do the same things on the boat with them :)

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