Ted Cheeseman

Ted Cheeseman

Santa Cruz, California, USA

Happywhale, Santa Cruz, California and Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

Director - Happywhale / PhD Candidate - Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

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Published on Sep 10, 2022

...this long silence doesn't mean nothin's cooking!

We've been quiet over here in the mad science labs of Happywhale but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy and productive. In the North Pacific Ocean we've now documented over 30,100 individual hu...

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Published on Nov 30, 2021

Relationship Tracking Blueprint

Currently Happywhale contains at least one sighting of overΒ 64,000 individual humpback whales, and for some individuals, hundreds of sightings over their lifetimes. Our goal for this study is to us...

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Published on Oct 13, 2021

All in the family: a mother humpback whale with her calf of the year and her three year old

All in the family! Last weekend, the well known California humpback whale Chompers was seen with her calf by frequent contributor Mark O'Brien. Surprise... Chomper's 3 year old calf was right there...

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Published on Oct 09, 2021

Funding goal reached! We love you πŸ˜πŸ‹. And now we continue...

Our campaign has just reached our first funding milestone, so we will receive the full matching contribution. THANK YOU everyone who has contributed πŸ₯°.And now dreams get to turn into reality :-). O...

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Published on Oct 08, 2021

Whale family trees and social relationships! The remarkable case of humpback whale "Heather" CRC-13712

Whale family trees and social relationships! The remarkable case of humpback whale "Heather" CRC-13712 Here you see the family tree of the famous pioneering whale Heather, one of the early explorer...

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Cheers and a big thank you back, here's to healthy oceans :-)
Nov 03, 2021
Do humpback whales have lasting social bonds and long term relationships?
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Thank you John!
Nov 03, 2021
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Thank you Carol!! 😍
Oct 15, 2021
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We agree... we spent much of today planning specifics of the development process, some exciting stuff. Thank you!
Oct 15, 2021
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Heather, your whaley sister is truly a special whale :-)
Oct 15, 2021
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Rachel this has enormous meaning coming from you, and that this info is of value to Keiki Kohola Project is... well... exactly what we are aiming for! πŸ‹
Oct 10, 2021
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Thank you Michelle, words don't do justice to our appreciation ❀️
Oct 10, 2021
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Thank you Wayne, your support is motivating :-)
Oct 10, 2021
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A very good thought Pieter. We do have an entanglement history tag. It would be pretty interesting to see finer scale correlations of entanglements and site fidelity.
Oct 09, 2021
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It's it wonderful!? Yes, the recovery of humpbacks here on our coast, blue whales too - - - speaks to the resilience of ecosystems. Lesson 1: if we want something to thrive, stop killing that something. I think a lot about the oceans that the great whales are recovering into, very different places than what they were hunted out of a century ago. Onward!
Oct 09, 2021
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Laura the whales will be there for you when you do πŸ‹ Thank you for your support!
Oct 09, 2021
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Thank you Joshua! Your support for years has been awesome and motivating :)
Oct 09, 2021
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