2/22/2017
A micro-CT scan of a fin whale nerve, which shows a nerve coiled within an outer layer. This inner coiling allows nerves to stretch twice their ...
2/21/2017
Rorqual whales' mouths can stretch to more than double their length without causing damage, thanks to two layers of neuronal coiling. By Joshua A.
2/16/2017
When baleen whales like this fin whale feed, gulping huge mouthfuls of water, they have to stretch a pocket of skin under the chin to accommodate the ...
Fin whales use two neatly packed levels of nested folds to protect the nerves along the floor of their mouth during lunge feeding, according to new ...
VIDEO: This video shows a micro-CT scan of a fin whale VGB nerve core. Fin whale nerve taken from the ventral groove blubber imaged in a micro-CT ...
Rorqual whales use a Russian-doll-like structure to protect nerve tissue during lunge dives, according to new research by University of British ...