Gowings Whale Trust

15/05/2026

Did you know that prior to Australia's ban of whaling in the '70s, a pod of Orcas would co-operate with whalers to hunt? The skeleton of Old Tom, the last known member of the pod, hangs in the Eden Killer Whale Museum.

Learn about the "killers" of Eden, a pod of orcas that cooperated with humans for nearly a century to hunt whales in Twofold Bay, Australia.

14/05/2026

Whale clicks on your favourite language app? Probably not any time soon, but scientists believe the structure of s***m whale's language is remarkably similar to ours.

Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

13/05/2026

When giants vanish, everything suffers. A recent study on the ripple effects caused by the extinction of larger animals is a dire warning of what might happen to present ecosystems.

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed cats with 7-inch fangs and elephant-sized sloths. Woolly mammoths whose curved tusks grew longer than 12 feet. Even a three-ton wombat the size of a car. After roaming Earth for...

11/05/2026

Do whales yawn? Could be. It's more likely they're playing, or stretching. Scientists aren't sure. Just because a sighting makes your jaw drop doesn't mean it's reciprocated!

Scientists are trying to decode why humpback whales can be observed hanging around with their mouth open, with no apparent explanation

11/05/2026

The process of taking a prototype for collecting data about whales to a product marine researchers can use for a multitude of tasks is a significant leap.

WHASER proved itself in Iceland, then evolved into a reliable tool for global marine research

07/05/2026

Actor and activist Jason Momoa recently published an op-ed in The Guardian sounding the alarm on coral reefs. He urges action, and we couldn't agree more.

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

05/05/2026

Unlocking data with AI. A novel approach by a UNSW team using deep learning might provide a new way of analysing species across decades

A UNSW-led study demonstrates how a new tool can detect blue whale calls with almost 100% accuracy, despite only being trained on one sample song. The tool has the potential to transform how scientists analyse rare and elusive species.

24/04/2026

Whales acting as midwives during the birth of a new member of the family. Simply incredible footage from Project CETI.