Project CETI

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En 2023, los colegas de @projectCETI documentaron por primera vez mediante drones, cámaras desde embarcación y subacuáticas, e hidrófonos, el nacimiento de un #cachalote. Después de 2 años de análisis, publican descubrimientos fantásticos de este evento. #Partería ¡Merece hilo!

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In July 2023, researchers on a whale watching expedition in the Caribbean Sea encountered an unusual scene: 11 sperm whales clustered tightly at the water’s surface. The animals began to inch closer and closer together in the waters off the island of Dominica, with their attention turned to one individual, until a burst of blood tinted the water. At first, the scientists—part of @ProjectCETI, a nonprofit that studies how sperm whales interact—thought the animal had been attacked. But then they saw a tiny tail pop out of the water. The researchers quickly realized they had in fact observed a group of whales helping a calf take its first breath. Even more fortuitous, they had captured it on video from a drone. Read more: scim.ag/4bPBbR9

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1/7 El nacimiento de un cachalote es un acontecimiento social que traspasa las barreras entre grupos Individuos de otro linaje se acercaron a ayudar de forma coordinada, mantenían a la cría a flote y la protegían de posibles peligros (paper) DOI 10.1126/science.ady9280

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The incredible CETI (proudly supported by the Audacious Project) is already delivering some truly beautiful findings. nytimes.com/2026/03/26/cli…

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🐋 Exceptionally rare footage of sperm whale giving birth in the wild Scientists have released footage of a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn 📹 Project CETI

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An video of a sperm whale giving birth shows all the females working together to bring the calf into the world & support the newborn above the water in the first moments of its life.   A rare insight into the social bonds of these amazing animals. 💙 apnews.com/article/sperm-…

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“It's amazing: when faced with this impossible challenge, these animals come together to succeed,” says Project CETI's Shane Gero. ➡️ l.euronews.com/eSYr

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The birth of a sperm whale has been captured on camera in more intimate detail than ever before, researchers report. sciencenews.org/article/first-…

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🐋 Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sbqd

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Teamwork helped make this sperm whale birth a success. And scientists caught it on camera. sciencenews.org/article/first-…

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"There was a big gush of blood, the little head popped out, and the flukes came out of the water." trib.al/y9W2Wt2

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Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals.

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A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the water and protected it from predators #Echobox=1774551123-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/252110…

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In an unprecedented observation, researchers in Science captured the birth of a sperm whale calf, documenting how 11 whales from two normally separate family groups coordinated closely to support the newborn for hours after its arrival. These findings offer quantitative evidence of direct communal caregiving in cetaceans and suggest that short-term, highly coordinated cooperation during critical moments like birth may play a foundational role in maintaining the complex social structures seen in sperm whale societies. Learn more: scim.ag/4dHHysn

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In July, 2023, researchers happened upon a sperm-whale birth and videotaped the entire event. Today, they released papers chronicling what happened—which suggest that the whales offered the calf’s mother a level of assistance that puts midwifery to shame. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/EAYwGS