Sounds like #bowhead #whales could solve the #paradox of #Gilgamesh, and we should all join the #ConeyIsland #polarbear club
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-american-study-shows-that-humans-could-live-up-to-200-years-if-its-method-were-applied/28375/ #longevity #science #whales

There Are Giant #Mammals Alive Today That Were Adults During the American #CivilWar
The #bowheadwhale, a giant, #Arctic-dwelling species bigger than a bus, evidence suggesting they live over 200yr. There are currently bowhead whales swimming around #Alaska that were alive when #MobyDick was written in 1851.
Other large #whales also enjoy relatively long lives; #bluewhales, can reach up to 90 years of age. Nevertheless, none can rival the extreme longevity of the #bowhead.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-longest-living-mammals-are-giants-that-live-up-to-200-years-in-the-icy-arctic-80853

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to #cancer and other diseases. #Bowhead #whales, however, can live for up to 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant.
#Biology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/bio10292501.html

World Whale Day. #Nunavut #Arctic #Bowhead

The Prize for the Longest #Pregnancy in #Mammals May Go to This #Whale
#Bowhead #whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding.
https://archive.ph/uHt7W

Some gift art for my little brother

#mysingingmonsters #mysingingmonster #msm #msmart #msmfanart #mysingingmonstersfanart #mysingingmonstersart #bowhead #msmbowhead #bowheadmsm #mastoart

As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns
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Two bowhead whales surface in a small lead in April 2012. Photo by Kate Stafford, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University.

NEWPORT, Ore. – As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead...
https://alaska-native-news.com/as-sea-ice-declines-in-the-arctic-bowhead-whales-are-adjusting-their-migration-patterns/66587/
#Arctic #bering strait #bowhead #climate #decline #sea ice #whales

#introduction

I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow (#NSF OPP) in the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University.

I earned my PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (#NancyFosterScholar) and MSc from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

I use #hydrophones and #tags to study #bowhead, #blue, #humpback, and #Bryde’s #whale #migration, #movement, #behavior, #ecology, #predator-prey relationships, and ship strike risk spanning the #Pacific Ocean to the #Arctic Ocean.