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How whales communicate

For whales, sound plays a central role. But it is becoming increasingly noisy in the oceans. Man-made noise from a wide variety of sources is increasingly drowning out the whales' calls - and thus disrupting their sense of direction. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/Scop

Whales as CO2 storage

50 million years ago, whales made the ocean their habitat. Today, they are found in almost every ocean and play a crucial role in this ecosystem and also in climate protection. Authors: ZDF/Terra Xpress/Luisa Zech/Tobias Lenz/Sebastian Kerz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click he

Where are pilot whales sedentary?

More than 1000 pilot whales live between Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. They have settled down there, since the sea around the island flanks offers ideal feeding conditions. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WENDEVARGA, Region Five Translation and dubbing: al

Anisakis worms - masters of reproduction

The parasites begin their life cycle as eggs. They reach the digestive tract of whales and dolphins via several intermediate hosts as adult worms. The eggs laid there by the females are returned to the sea with the excrement of the host. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/

Wives Under Suspicion

Wives Under Suspicion is a 1938 American crime film based on a Ladislas Fodor play that was previously adapted into the film, The Kiss Before the Mirror. This version was directed by James Whale and stars Warren William, Gail Patrick, Ralph Morgan, and Constance Moore. It released by Universal Pictu

La Reunion, the ultimate island: austral winter

From May to October, it is the austral winter in La Reunion. The most: you can contemplate the magic ballet of humpback whales, if you are fond of hiking you can walk the most beautiful trails of the island under mild and pleasant temperatures, the exotic seasonal fruits will have no secrets for you

Could Mount Everest Be Destroyed?

Ever since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled the great mountain in 1953, Mount Everest has been the great white whale of mountaineering. Its beauty eclipsed only by its danger, it would be a terribly pity if it no longer existed. Certain conditions are casting some doubt on the future of

Can Animals Talk? - the linguistics behind animal language

Is language just for humans? Do other animals speak? Take a few minutes to explore animal communication with me. Aristotle may snip humans off from rest of the Animal Kingdom, but animals do communicate with each other. Ants leave pheromone trails, bees perform information-rich waggle dances, birds