ellenlhayward.bsky.social
PhD student based at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social and @uniofstandrews.bsky.social researching the behaviour of North Atlantic killer whales 🌊🐟
👤 Joined on 28 March 2025
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@ellenlhayward.bsky.socialAnd that’s a wrap on another fieldwork season in New Caledonia! 🐋🌊🎶 So grateful for a second year helping Opération Cétacés & IRD collect humpback whale data. Countless hours on the water, unforgettable encounters & a brilliant team. 📷 me @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Show Post‼️ Registration for UKIRSC 2027 is OPEN! 🐬 Open to all students & recent graduates studying marine mammals! ✨ The conference is free & offers some travel grants within the UK Link in comments ⬇️
Show PostNew paper! I am now officially a bowhead song researcher thanks to Seth's cool new paper - see thread for details - there is so much work to do on bowhead song and I am excited to continue this collaboration! @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @taylorhersh.bsky.social @sethharris15.bsky.social 🐋🦑🧪
Show PostCommittee member Ellen Hayward recently published a paper on cooperative feeding strategies in killer whales - picture tail slaps from a killer whale’s perspective as well as slurping sounds when they eat! 🐬
Show PostKiller #whales feed upon herring using “tail-slap feeding”. From simultaneous acoustic and video data recorded by animal-attached tags in Icelandic waters, this #RSOS study observed that individuals appear to temporarily specialize on certain roles during tail-slap feeding: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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