Éadin O'Mahony, PhD

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Marine mammal ecologist PhD @ SMRU, University of St Andrews, w/ the Gitga'at First Nation & BC Whales. A heavy focus on whale snot for conservation genomics. Anti-colonial & transdisciplinary practice. She/her. tiny.cc/anticolonialreading

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Éadin O'Mahony, PhD eadinomahony.bsky.social · Feb 5
🐋 Loved having a chat about bubble netting humpbacks on @npr.org's Science Desk with Nate Rott! As a *major* NPR Tiny Desk fan... can someone tell me is this the scientists' equivalent?! 🤪 www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
Humpback whales cast bubble nets to catch prey. They may be learning from each other

Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.

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Éadin O'Mahony, PhD

Humpback whales cast bubble nets to catch prey. They may be learning from each other