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Meet the Gulf of Mexico Whale (AKA Rice’s whale)

Meet the Gulf of Mexico Whale (AKA Rice’s whale)

by Keith Rittmaster and John Ososky October 28, 2024               Meet the Gulf of Mexico Whale, also known as the Rice’s whale. This is a new species of whale. You’ve not yet seen it in a book. You likely have not seen it on a poster. It was discovered and named in...

Live-stranded Gervais’ beaked whale had balloon in stomach

Live-stranded Gervais’ beaked whale had balloon in stomach

On October 30, 2023 a 10’ 9” young female Gervais’ beaked whale stranded alive on the beach of Emerald Isle, NC. A necropsy revealed an ingested balloon in the stomach that had blocked the GI tract. There was milk in the stomach, and no prey items. She was still nursing.

Meet bottlenose dolphin “Cutty”

Meet bottlenose dolphin “Cutty”

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are a familiar sight along the beaches and estuarine shores of Carteret County, NC. One of these individuals, “Cutty”, is well-known in our long-term study of local dolphins.

Bonehenge featured by PBS North Carolina

Bonehenge featured by PBS North Carolina

PBS North Carolina introduces Bonehenge Whale CenterAward-winning producer and reporter Frank Graff recently published an article about Bonehenge on the PBS North Carolina website. In his words, "It could be the coolest place you’ve never heard about."

Bottlenose dolphins tossing jellyfish! But why?

Bottlenose dolphins tossing jellyfish! But why?

Apparently, bottlenose dolphins enjoy batting jellyfish around. Keith Rittmaster captured some great shots of the action near Shackleford Banks and the News and Observer's Mitchell Willetts wrote an article about it in December 2020.

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