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Dolphins are highlighted for their sophisticated communication skills, social structures, and the care they exhibit within their communities. These characteristics are used as metaphors to illustrate principles of connection, communication, and mutual aid.

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Whale And Dolphin Social Lives Are Surprisingly Similar to Ours, Says New Study

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New research says whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have social lives much like ours, with tight-knit social groups, complex relationships, regional dialects, and one-to-one chats.

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The Weddell seal's ability to survive in the extreme conditions of Antarctica is highlighted as a metaphor for resilience and perseverance.

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Eerie Vocals of Weddell Seal Pup & Adult

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(Clymene) was one of the elder Okeanides and the Titan goddess of fame and renown.

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Clymene was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, thus making her an Oceanid. She was the goddess of renown, fame, and infamy. She was married to the Titan Iapetus, and they had four sons, Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus and Menoetius. She was also a consort of Helios, with whom she had a son, Phaeton, and the Heliades.

There were many other figures with the same name in Greek mythology. One Clymene was a servant of the famous Helen of Troy, daughter of Hippalces and Aethra and half-sister of Theseus. Another Clymene was the daughter of Catreus, and along with her sister Aerope, she was sold away out of her father's fear that he would be killed by his children. This Clymene was later married to Nauplius, with whom she had three sons, Palameded, Oeax and Nausimedon.

See Also: Oceanus, Tethys, Iapetus, Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus, Menoetius, Helios

Clymene Q&A

Who was Clymene?

Clymene was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, thus making her an Oceanid. She was the goddess of renown, fame, and infamy.

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Clymene was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys , thus making her an Oceanid. She was the goddess of renown, fame, and infamy. She was married to the Titan Iapetus , and they had four sons, Atlas , Epimetheus , Prometheus and Menoetius .

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She is a Canadian poet and novelist who taught the author that water does in fact hold sound, which is how mammals like whales communicate with each other.

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Subversive Sirens is a Minnesota swimming team that are committed to black liberation, equity in swimming/aquatic arts, radical body acceptance in athleticism, and queer visibility.

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She is a prominent African-American writer, poet, and activist known for her contributions to literature, particularly in the realms of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. She has written extensively on topics such as race, gender, sexuality, and social justice.

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Alexis De Veaux has written in multiple genres-poetry, fiction, memoir, journalism, biography, children's literature and plays. Writing is a way she reimagines the inequities of race, gender, sexuality and class in black diasporic lives.

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Orcas, also known as killer whales, are remarkable creatures. They're the largest members of the dolphin family and are known for their intelligence, complex social structures, and remarkable hunting abilities.

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Orcas, also known as killer whales, are are the largest member of the dolphin family. Threats to orcas include hunting and captivity.

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Sea lions are a type of marine mammal known for their playful behavior, social structures, and distinctive appearance.

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So what do you look at to tell "who's who?" Look at their ears. If you see a small earflap on each side of its head, you are looking at a sea lion. Seals just have a tiny opening for their ears.

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“All animals allowed to live free and wild protect something holy in the world.” says Smith, an American poet and educator.

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Tracy K. Smith was born in Massachusetts and raised in northern California. She earned a BA from Harvard University and an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. From 1997 to 1999 she held a Stegner fellowship at Stanford University. Smith is the author of four books of poetry: The…

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The narwhal is a whale found in Arctic waters, known for its long, spiral tusk protruding from its head. They feed on fish and squid, live in pods, and are elusive creatures, spending time under sea ice.

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Often dubbed the unicorns of the sea, narwhals are strange and beautiful creatures with long tusks protruding from their heads. Check out some common questions about these near-threatened whales.

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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization established in 1961, headquartered in Switzerland. It focuses on wilderness preservation and reducing human impact on the environment.

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Bioacoustic researchers study the sounds produced by living organisms, particularly animals, to understand various aspects of their behavior, communication, and ecology.

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Livyatan melvillei was an extinct species of sperm whale that lived during the Miocene epoch, approximately 12 to 13 million years ago. It is named after the biblical sea monster Leviathan and was one of the largest predators to ever exist, with estimated lengths of up to 17-18 meters (56-59 feet). It had massive teeth, some of which could grow over 36 centimeters (14 inches) long, indicating it likely preyed on large marine animals, including other whales.

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Note: This species was originally named Leviathan melvillei in the summer of 2010. As it turned out, the name Leviathan had already been used for a mastodon, an extinct type of elephant. Rules established by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature prohibit this, otherwise confusing situations could develop because different species share the same name. Thus the authors renamed their new species Livyatan, which is the original Hebrew spelling ( Leviathan is the English spelling).

Age: 12-13 million years old, Miocene Epoch.

Range: The only known specimen of Livyatan was reported from Peru, indicating that it inhabited the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

Size: Based on the size of the 3 meter (approximately ten feet) long skull and on comparisons with other sperm whales, Livyatan had a body length of 13-16 meters (45-60 feet).

Anatomy: The skull and lower jaws of Livyatan are gigantic and massive. Unlike the modern sperm whale ( Physeter), Livyatan possessed massive, deeply rooted upper teeth and a short, wide snout. The modern sperm whale lacks upper teeth, and has a very long, less robust snout. Similar to the modern sperm whale, Livyatan exhibited a concave surface on the top of the skull called the 'supracranial basin,' which presumably housed a large fluid-filled sac called the 'spermaceti organ'. The teeth of Livyatan are large (14 inches long, 4-5 inches in width - nearly the size of a 2-liter bottle of soda, and more than double the size of the largest known Tyrannosaurus rex teeth), have sharp tips, and bear deep gouges from wearing against other teeth.

Locomotion: Although most of the skeleton of Livyatan is unknown, primitive sperm whales of a similar evolutionary grade, like Zygophyseter,have skeletons that are much like those of modern sperm whales. This suggests that Livyatan was fully marine and an efficient swimmer.

Sensory Abilities: The skull of Livyatan has a large depression on the top of the skull (the 'supracranial basin'), which in modern sperm whales houses the 'spermaceti organ' and the melon, two soft tissue organs which function in echolocation. This suggests that Livyatan could echolocate in a manner similar to modern sperm and pygmy sperm whales ( Physeter and Kogia).

Diet: The snout and the teeth of Livyatan indicate that it fed in a manner that is very different than the modern sperm whale, Physeter. The modern sperm whale feeds on large squid using oral suction, and its teeth are not used for chewing prey. The deep diving capabilities of Livyatan are as yet unknown, but the modern sperm whale Physeter is the deepest diving marine mammal, allowing it to pursue large squid at great depths. The only hard parts to squids are the beaks, which are composed of chitin (a hard protein structure; chitin also forms insect exoskeletons). The robust snout and massive lower and upper teeth of Livyatan are evidence that its prey were larger and tougher than squid. Additionally, the relative size of the attachment area for the temporalis - the primary jaw closing muscle - is much larger (relative to skull size) than in Physeter, and is similar to that of the killer whale ( Orcinus orca). It has been hypothesized that due to many of these features, Livyatan occupied a giant-killer whale like niche, and preyed upon baleen whales and other large marine mammals. The mouth of Livyatan is approximately six feet long and four feet wide - three times the size of the mouth of the killer whale ( Orcinus), and large enough to fit an adult human (or the entire head of a Tyrannosaurus rex).

Author: Robert Boessenecker

References Consulted: Lambert, O., Bianucci, G., Post, K., Muizon, C. de., Salas-Gismondi, R., Urbina, M., and J. Reumer. 2010. The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru. Nature 466:105-108.

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Note: This species was originally named Leviathan melvillei in the summer of 2010. As it turned out, the name Leviathan had already been used for a mastodon, an extinct type of elephant. Rules established by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature prohibit this, otherwise confusing situations could develop because different species share the same name.

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World War II sonar operators were integral members of naval crews, tasked with operating sophisticated sonar equipment to detect and track enemy submarines. Their expertise in interpreting underwater signals not only safeguarded allied fleets but also contributed to the strategic advantage in key naval engagements, helping to turn the tide in favor of the allied forces during the conflict.

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Put on your thinking caps, it's SciTech Tuesday! This series will feature stories and photographs of the science and technology that helped to win a war. Be inspired by the innovative spirit of the scientists, mathematicians, engineers, service members and civilians who answered the call to create, design and build the technologies of World War II. Make a historical connection to the scientific advancements of today.
Recent Discovery of German U-boat Uses WWII Technology
Last Monday, divers found U-550, a German submarine which sank off the coast of Nantucket following an epic battle at sea on April 16, 1944. In a true twist of irony, the same sonar technology used by the Allies to locate and destroy the doomed U-boat, ultimately led to its discovery by a privately funded group almost 70 years later.

SONAR (SOund NAvigation and Ranging) uses emitted sound waves to detect the position of objects below the surface of the water. Sound waves, created by the vibration of an object, exist as differences in pressure moving through a medium such as air or water. Sonar transducers produce a pulse of sound into the water. Any object in the path of the sound pulse will block the wave causing it to bounce back toward the transducer, which will detect the returning sound wave, or "echo." Because the speed of sound through water is constant, the distance of the detected object from the transducer can be determined by the amount of time that passes between the initial pulse and returning echo.
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Back on April 16, 1944, the sailors of the USS Joyce and USS Peterson used sonar to detect the position of U-550 and drop depth charges, severely damaging the submarine. Before the German crew abandoned ship, they set explosions to sink the U-boat and prevent its recovery by the allies. The ill-fated U-550 had not been seen again until last Monday, when the research team located the submarine using side scan sonar, a modern advancement upon sonar technology used during World War II.

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Feresa attenuata, commonly known as the pygmy killer whale, is a species of oceanic dolphin found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. They are small compared to other members of the dolphin family, with adults typically reaching lengths of around 2.5 to 3.5 meters (8 to 11 feet). Pygmy killer whales have a dark gray or black body with a lighter underside and a distinctive bulbous melon on their forehead. They are known for their elusive nature and are often encountered in deep offshore waters, making them relatively understudied compared to other dolphin species.

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Jagdish Bakan on Instagram: "One sub-adult Pygmy Killer Whale( Feresa attenuata, under  schedule 1 WPA ) was rescued and reunited with the Pod at Naripaiyur Village, Gulf of Mannar Marine NP,   Ramanathapuram Wildlife Division. There is a pod with 15-20 Pygmy Killer Whale  at a distance of 2-3 km from the coastline. 
Kudos to the Staff  involved in the rescue- APWs, Selvam, Kithin, Varathan, Pasumpon 
FG Hema and FRO Jino Blessil 

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#Whale #marine #biosphereserve #wildlife #climatechange #environment"

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The Amazonian manatee is a freshwater mammal found in the Amazon Basin, known for its small size and herbivorous diet. Threatened by habitat loss and human activities, conservation efforts are crucial for their survival.

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The southern elephant seal is one of the largest seals, found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. Adult males can reach enormous sizes, and they gather on beaches primarily for breeding and molting.

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Toni Cade Bambara was an influential African American writer, filmmaker, and social activist. Her works, including novels, short stories, and essays, explored themes of race, gender, and social justice in American society. Bambara's writing continues to inspire and provoke thought, making her a significant figure in American literature.

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Originally named Miltona Mirkin Cade at birth, Toni Cade Bambara was a civil rights activist, writer, teacher, and filmmaker. She was born in 1939 in Harlem, New York. At the age of six, she changed her name to Toni, and in 1970 she added the surname Bambara after finding it among her great-grandmother's belongings.

Bambara earned her BA in theater arts/ English at Queens College in 1959, the same year she published "Sweet Town," her first short story. She was a social investigator from 1959 to 1961, and then worked in the psychiatry department of New York City's Metropolitan Hospital. During that time she studied in Florence as well as Paris, and earned an MA degree from City College of New York in 1964. In 1965, she was hired to teach English at the City University of New York's fledgling SEEK program for economically-disadvantaged students. While there, she published short stories and became interested in film production. From 1969 to 1974 she was an associate professor of English at Livingston College.

Bambara's influence for her writings came from the streets of New York, where she experienced the teachings of Garveyites, Muslims, Pan-Africanists and Communists against the backdrop and the culture of jazz music. Along with her own work, Bambara edited a collection of short stories, poems and articles titled The Black Women (1970) and Tales and Stories for Black Folks (1971). During that time she also wrote her first screenplay, "Zora," which was produced by WGBH in Boston. A year later she published her own collection of short stories in Gorilla, My Love, edited by Toni Morrison and featuring fifteen stories on black women's relationships and self-love.

In the early 1970s, she risked travel to Communist Cuba and Viet Nam to research women, and then took a series of academic appointments at a number of universities. She published another collection of her short stories in 1977, The Sea Birds are Still Alive. In 1980, Bambara published her first novel, The Salt Eaters, which earned the American Book Award. The following year she won the Langston Hughes Society Award, another prestigious writing honor. As the decade progressed, Bambara concentrated more on script writing and television production, often with political and social messages.

Toni Cade Bambara died from colon cancer in 1995. The following year Toni Morrison posthumously published Bambara's Deep Sightings and Rescue Mission (1996).

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Originally named Miltona Mirkin Cade at birth, Toni Cade Bambara was a civil rights activist, writer, teacher, and filmmaker. She was born in 1939 in Harlem, New York. At the age of six, she changed her name to Toni, and in 1970 she added the ...