<![CDATA[Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth]]>Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth

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Scientists saw a sperm whale giving birth. And then things got weird

Sperm whales are known to socialize, but scientists were stunned when they saw a group of sperm whales gather as one of them gave birth

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Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/17ab17c7-37d6-45c1-a119-97c5acc57052/scientists-documented-whales-in-a-group-assisting-in-the-birthRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:38:51 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 03:03:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:03:20 GMT]]>@skinnylatte It would be a whale of a time, directly opposing humans who do the direct opposite.

Make or

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/numodular/statuses/116562919452965296https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/numodular/statuses/116562919452965296Tue, 12 May 2026 18:03:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Tue, 12 May 2026 17:53:04 GMT]]>@skinnylatte Shane Gero leads Project Ceti, dedicated to trying to decode whale communication

https://youtu.be/L59pNqxvFdw?si=zRkZ9o1Pvvkqs15l

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/colinburgess/statuses/116562879058457100https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/colinburgess/statuses/116562879058457100Tue, 12 May 2026 17:53:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:55:43 GMT]]>@skinnylatte Did you ever read Moby Dick? It contains a fascinating rendition of sperm whale behavior when it involves a community of hundreds, even though they are under attack from the humans. I believe this was based on real observations, when the whales had such large communities.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/billOfEarth42/statuses/116303602874180459https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/billOfEarth42/statuses/116303602874180459Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:55:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:23:11 GMT]]>@skinnylatte
How can scientist be stunned, they should now that animals have just the same emotional feelings as we humans have.
This must end that humans are just the feeling part on the earth.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toots.nu/users/bsm6789/statuses/116300171952072665https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toots.nu/users/bsm6789/statuses/116300171952072665Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:23:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:07:22 GMT]]>@skinnylatte Here for the science; staying for the pun. 😀

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/clickhere/statuses/116300109729943189https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/clickhere/statuses/116300109729943189Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:07:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:29:11 GMT]]>@skinnylatte this made me cryyyyy to read, thank you for posting.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/116299723667911677https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/116299723667911677Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:29:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:02:11 GMT]]>@skinnylatte Woo, whale doulas \o/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Cheeseness/statuses/116299617522876427https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Cheeseness/statuses/116299617522876427Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:02:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:15:00 GMT]]>@skinnylatte
Animals are amazing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RunRichRun/statuses/116299431977230422https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RunRichRun/statuses/116299431977230422Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:15:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:28:03 GMT]]>@skinnylatte what a great story! You win a bonus internet for the dad-joke, too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johannab/statuses/116299011407176792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johannab/statuses/116299011407176792Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:28:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scientists documented whales in a group assisting in the birth on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:04:40 GMT]]>@skinnylatte I sea that pun...

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