Whales begin gathering at Head of Bight

The first southern right whales have arrived at Head of Bight for the calving season, marking the beginning of what is expected to be another bumper whale-watching season.

Whale baby boom confirms southern right recovery

Australia’s southern right whale population has reached its highest point in more than a century, with record numbers sighted this year at the calving ground at Head of Bight in South Australia.

The Museum's Sperm Whale with friends in the front foyer. Photo: Charlotte Rollinson courtesy of the South Australian Museum

SA Museum's marine mammal collection: what's there, what's missing?

The South Australian Museum already has an impressive marine mammal collection, but adding some rare missing specimens will strengthen its position as a scientific icon of Australia, argues Catherine Kemper.