Kate Sprogis
@katesprogis.bsky.social
Australian marine mammal researcher and Lecturer in Marine Mammal Science at the University of Western Australia 🐳🐋🐬🦭
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By being large and fat, baleen whales can endure long periods with little or no prey 🌐🌏🧪🌱
We found that:
🐋 A southern right whale in average condition could survive up to 17 months without feeding.
🐋 But a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale may only last about 50 days.
🔗 to paper:
We found that:
🐋 A southern right whale in average condition could survive up to 17 months without feeding.
🐋 But a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale may only last about 50 days.
🔗 to paper:
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September 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
By being large and fat, baleen whales can endure long periods with little or no prey 🌐🌏🧪🌱
We found that:
🐋 A southern right whale in average condition could survive up to 17 months without feeding.
🐋 But a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale may only last about 50 days.
🔗 to paper:
We found that:
🐋 A southern right whale in average condition could survive up to 17 months without feeding.
🐋 But a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale may only last about 50 days.
🔗 to paper: