Medicine & TechnologyA massive female fin whale washed ashore in San Diego and experts found rake marks on it. Continue reading to know the full story.
Science reports recently said a so-called "oral plug" made of fat and muscle found at the back of the mouths of fin whales which blocks the channel in the middle of a fin whale's mouth and pharynx, the doorway to the digestive and respiratory tracts might offer a hint.
The fin whale, named Henry, was just recently weaned from its mother and started to live independently when he became stranded in Dee estuary, North Wales.
An endangered species dubbed as Fin Whale -the second-biggest whale in the world was recently seen 5km south Minor Island, near Whidbey Island of Washington State.
Marine biology researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered a unique nerve structure that allows massive rorqual whales to fish effectively. The nerves within the tongues and mouths of these whales can "stretch" to more than twice their resting length and then snap back into position effortlessly.