Marine Mammal Science

By The Society for Marine Mammalogy

Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – whales and dolphins, polar bears, seals and sea lions, manatees and dugongs, and sea otters. The ... more

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The podcast currently has 230 episodes available.

Marine Mammal Science episodes:

March 05, 2022 Community of Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico
In this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett and guest Jaime Bolanos-Jimenez have a fun time chatting about his most recent work studying the population structure and dynamics of the Common Bottlenose Dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico
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19min
February 26, 2022 Polar bear diets
In honor of International Polar Bear Day (Sunday February 27th), this week’s guest is polar bear scientist Dr. Melissa Galicia, who talks about the diet of polar bears
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24min
February 19, 2022 What scientists learn from a stranded marine mammal
In this week’s episode, biologist Dr. Lonneke IJsseldijk explains the many things you can learn from a stranded marine mammal and she tells us about an unusual mass stranding of harbour porpoises in Europe.
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34min
February 12, 2022 Why whales and dolphins have whiskers
Did you know that whales and dolphins can actually have whiskers?
Dr. Ashley Scarlett chats with sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant about this little-known area of whale and dolphin biology. This episode is the last of three episodes about marine mammal whiskers.
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18min
February 05, 2022 California Sea Lions and their whiskers.
This is part 2 of 3 episodes with sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant. In this week's episode, Dr. Grant explains why California Sea Lion whiskers are touch-sensitive.
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20min
January 29, 2022 A few of my favorite things - whiskers on marine mammals.
In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant about the evolution of whiskers in mammals. This is the first of several episodes of the importance of whiskers in marine mammals.
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21min
January 22, 2022 Why humpback whales sing - a new theory
Dr. Eddie Mercado is a Professor of Psychology from the University of Buffalo talks about humpback whale songs and a new theory about why they might be singing.
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28min
January 15, 2022 The identity of Antarctic blue whales
In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Angie Srema, an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, who tells us about her research on blue whale genetics, and how this links to her more recent acoustic research.
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15min
January 08, 2022 Polar Bears and Their Environment
On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In this episode they talk about polar bears’ adaptations to their environment
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16min
January 01, 2022 Polar Bear Moms
On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In this episode they talk about polar bear moms and their cubs. This episode is two of three special seasonal episodes giving an introduction to the biology and ecology of polar bears.
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18min

FAQs about Marine Mammal Science:

How many episodes does Marine Mammal Science have?

The podcast currently has 230 episodes available.