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Pleased that our OA paper is out in iScience journal "3D visualization processes for recreating and studying organismal form" We discuss 3D methods for recreating living animals - w/applications for natural history, robotics & more 🦑😁 cell.com/iscience/fullt…

Morphometrics of free-ranging short-finned pilot whales across the North Atlantic mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/2… Photo credit Patricia Arranz Agustín de Betancourt fellow at Universidad de La Laguna Thanks to Kate Sprogis, Fredrik Christiansen and co-workers!

North Atlantic #RightWhale calving season is still underway! While we are excited to see 9 new mom-calf pairs so far this season, they are dying faster than they can reproduce. Experts estimate that we’ll need close to 20 new calves born to hold steady. ow.ly/yb6g50MeqcQ

After a two day seminar, we are ready and excited about our 2023 #marinemammal research goals. Stay tuned! @jacobnabe Jakob Tougaard Frants Jensen, PhD Mel Cosentino, PhD Emily T Griffiths Caitlin Frankish Emilie Stepien Laia Rojano-Doñate Fredrik Christiansen Xiuqing Hao Charlotte Hviid

Are there any effects of whale-watching on right whales? Free to download Sprogis et al. 2023 published in Marine Policy with Fredrik Christiansen Patricia Arranz Dirk Holman, doi.org/10.1016/j.marp…

If done correctly, whale-watching can have negligible effects on whales. Check out our new paper on southern right whales in Australia. Well done Kate Sprogis Patricia Arranz Dirk Holman

#PhD scholarship available on the use of small #drones to assess the body condition of #dugongs. Based in Townsville, QLD, Australia. Details here: tropwater.com/news/phd-dugon… James Cook Uni Christophe Cleguer Fredrik Christiansen TropWATER Aarhus University Apply by 25 April

Because the industry actively seeks out whales and dolphins, using quieter boats should be a priority. Yet current whale-watching guidelines, do not include noise levels. See our article The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand by myself, Fredrik Christiansen and Patricia Arranz: theconversation.com/whale-watching…

While its flattering to be mentioned in association with this important research, it should be clarified that this work was conceived and led by Els Vermeulen and her research group. I was privileged to be part of it, but the credit should go to Els Vermeulen, not me.

Just planted in JEB 🌳 Energy expenditure of southern right whales varies with body size, reproductive state and activity level forest.biologists.com/landscape/?id=… Kate Sprogis Mia Nielsen, Maria Glarou and Lars Bejder

What is the energetic cost of being a right whale? Check out our new paper in Journal of Experimental Biology where we estimate the energy expenditure of southern right whales from their respiration rate and body condition loss journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-ab…

During winter and spring, bowhead whales migrate to Disko Bay in West Greenland to feed. Using drone photogrammetry, we quantified how much energy, and prey, the whales need in order to grow fat @mads_heide @OutiTervo Jonas Teilmann. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Interested in funded PhD position in marine megafauna foraging ecology and health? Opportunity University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau on "Drivers of the foraging ground use & recovery in Southern Ocean climate sentinel – southern right whale" Fantastic supervisory team, info: whalednalab.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/news/

Are baby whales stealing milk from other mothers? Southern right whale calves suckling from non-biological mothers, this is called allosuckling and may be a form of “milk theft”. Published in #MammalianBiology Springer Nature, with Fredrik Christiansen rdcu.be/dwhYk

Southern right whale calves are little 'milk thieves'! This can be good for the baby but have consequences for the non-biological mother. 🐳 🍼 #UWA UWA Research UWA Oceans Institute Kate Sprogis Fredrik Christiansen Aarhus Universitet bit.ly/493tbJg

Any schoolchild knows that a whale breathes through its blowhole. Fewer know that a blowhole is an adapted nostril. And only a dedicated cetologist would know that some species have two. New research suggests that may help whales smell in stereo econ.st/49gQkIs 👇

What are the benefits of being large? For a humpback whale, there are many. Check out our latest paper in Ecological Modelling, where we quantify how body size influences energy expenditure and fasting endurance in humpback whales. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…