Every spring Inupiaq hunters camp on the sea ice north of the Arctic Circle, in hopes of capturing a bowhead whale to share with their village. But as global warming accelerates ice melt, it ...

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Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is ...

Scientists and Iñupiaq hunters have been counting bowhead whales passing by the northernmost American town, Utqiagvik, for the past two months. It is part of an effort to evaluate the health of the ...

The total length of an adult male bowhead whale is around 20 meters (65 feet). By using the stone harpoon tips from the blubber of these whales and by looking at their eye tissue, their lifespan ...

Trending News: Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...

Just imagine this: deep beneath the icy, remote waters of the Arctic Ocean, a truly ancient Methuselah still glides fearlessly. This creatures has surprised a whole lot of scientists with them ...

Bowhead whales once had a population of approximately 50,000 whales. However, due to commercial fishing during the 1800s, the population decreased to just about 3,000 individuals.

A typical bowhead song lasts for between 45 to 90 seconds, which the whale then repeats over and over for 24 hours a day. (See 14 jaw-dropping pictures of whales.) ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is ...