Despite their remarkable longevity, bowhead whales are considered endangered, with an estimated population of only 8,000 to 12,000 remaining. These whales travel in small pods, and their calves ...

Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling. Scientists currently assume they live about 80 or 90 years, but that’s what we believed about bowhead and right whales ...

Bowhead whales can grow up to 62 feet and weigh up to 200,000 pounds. Christiansen, who is studying the effects between climate change and how much these mammals are eating, uses a drone to film ...

With his 168-page thesis, he has condensed three decades of accompanying Inupiat hunters while they harvested whales and has refined his experiences into insights on bowhead biology.

Moreover, bowhead whales are typically observed alone when found outside their usual range. "They generally do not travel in groups," Coppolaro emphasizes.

There are many other large whales, including blue, fin, sei, humpback, gray, and sperm whales. Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling.

Oceanographer Kate Stafford says she and her colleagues from Germany and Norway were hoping to find evidence of a few dozen Spitsbergen bowhead whales. What they ended up finding blew them away.

"Since 2000, there has been an increase in bowhead whale sightings in the estuary," Coppolaro explains. However, increased vessel traffic could impact the whales' presence in the future.