‘Like someone whacking a piñata’: orcas explode sunfish by ramming them at high speed
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a…
A 5.3 million‑year‑old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass…
Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise
A pod of long-finned pilot whales near a cargo ship. CIRCE Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University In the Strait…
Is Migaloo … dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit…