Whales

Three men pretending to be Sabarimala pilgrims held with ambergris worth Rs 5 cr

December 02, 2023

Three men pretending to be Sabarimala pilgrims held with ambergris worth Rs 5 cr

The accused were nabbed by police after the latter approached them pretending to be buyers.

July 23, 2022
Vizhinjam fishermen find ambergris worth Rs 28cr from sea

Ambergris is used to make perfumes and it costs around Rs 1 crore per kg in the international market.
August 10, 2021
Bengaluru sleuths seize Ambergris worth Rs 80 crore

In India, under the Wildlife Protection Act, it is a punishable crime to hunt sperm whales which produce ambergris, the police explained.
July 26, 2021
Ever heard the sound of a blue whale? Listen to it recorded first time off Kerala coast

The sound was recorded on ‘hydrophone’, an equipment installed on the seafloor 50 feet below the surface between Vizhinjam and Poovar in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.
September 22, 2020
Hundrdes of whales stranded on sandbar off Australia's Tasmania

Pilot whales are a species of oceanic dolphin that grows 7 metres (23 ft) long and can weigh up to 3 tonnes.
October 21, 2019
Stranded whales to be detected from space

It is hoped that in the future the technique will lead to real-time information as stranding events of whales happen.
September 01, 2019
Another whale carcass washes ashore on Kerala coast | Pics

Of late the carcasses of a few whales and even an elephant seal had washed ashore on different beaches across Kerala.

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