Whaling Specimens, 1930s
The Scientist Magazine,
Fetal specimens collected by commercial whalers offer insights into how whales may have evolved their specialized hearing organs.
Fetal specimens collected by commercial whalers offer insights into how whales may have evolved their specialized hearing organs.
After using CT scanning on fetal whale specimens, researchers have confirmed that changes in the development of ear bones in…
When it comes to hearing underwater, most mammals' ears just aren’t up to the task. For humans, it’s partly because the density…
IMAGE: Top: Stenella attenuata (USNM 504048). Bottom: Balaenoptera acutorostrata, juvenile specimen not part of this study. The…