Search results for: migrating whales

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1 August 2025

Actual distance travelled by migrating whales drastically underestimated 

Whales are swimming further than previously estimated - up to 20% more - according to a new study.

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15 November 2024
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29 July 2025

‘Feast and fast’ migration sees whales lose 36% body fat

11,000kg of blubber lost during annual humpback migrations - equivalent to energy obtained after consuming 57,000kg of Antarctic krill.

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19 May 2025

Queensland sites offer play and rest for migrating humpbacks 

Study finds two stopover sites used for different purposes - one for socialising and the other primarily by mothers and calves.  

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24 May 2023

Project investigates migrating humpbacks in busy bay

Researchers, government and stakeholders take proactive approach to understand the behaviour of whales in Moreton Bay.

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21 April 2023
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8 June 2021
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4 March 2021

Using whales to study Antarctica’s changing environment

Humpback whales across the southern hemisphere are being used as indicators of environmental and climatic change in Antarctica through Griffith University led research.

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30 June 2021
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22 July 2020

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and Sea World Cruises announce humpback whale research partnership

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and Sea World Cruises are launching a new partnership to further our understanding of whales and their role in marine ecosystems.

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