MV DoÃ±a Paz. Called the greatest peace time maritime disaster in history, in 1987 the sinking of the MV DoÃ±a Paz led to 4,341 deaths with only 24 survivors. The ferry was en route to the capital of the Philippines when it collided with an oil tanker leaving both ships and the surrounding ocean to light up in flames.
One year, to their amazement, the carcass contained a jade harpoonâ the kind of harpoon that had not been used in the past hundred years. at least 100 years old. Sure enough, it turned out that the blue whales can live up to 110 years. By the way, this is called the footprint of the whale.
Unlike many animals, female orca whales can live well beyond menopause and the new study shows they can serve an integral purpose after they can no longer reproduce. Like Us on Facebook. Menopause is one of nature's great mysteries, study lead author Lauren Brent, of the University of Exeter, said in a press release.owever, female orcas can live up to 40 years beyond menopause. One way post-reproductive females may boost the survival of their kin is through the transfer of ecological knowledge, Brent told Smithsonian.com.