S1E4: Lessons from female sperm whale Jubi Lee found dead in Singapore in 2015: Green Pulse Ep 4

Green Pulse Ep 4: Lessons from the female sperm whale Jubi Lee
found dead in Singapore in 2015


14:37 mins


Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times
analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity
conservation to climate change.


This week, we discuss the scientific lessons learnt from what is
perhaps the most charismatic marine mammal to ever be recorded in
Singapore: The sperm whale.


In a paper published on April 5, 2019, in scientific journal Peer
J, a team of scientists led by Mr Marcus Chua - mammal researcher
at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kong Chian Natural
History Museum - demystified the enigma of the female sperm whale
nicknamed Jubi Lee. The team painted a clearer picture about
what she ate and where she lived.


Hear more about the tales told by this dead whale as we chat with
Mr Chua and Mr Stephen Beng, chairman of the marine conservation
group of the Nature Society (Singapore).


The whale had been found dead and floating off Jurong Island with
a gash in her back on July 10, 2015. Her appearance during
Singapore's golden jubilee year had led a museum staff member to
give her the nickname Jubi Lee.


Her serendipitous discovery had provided scientists with a good
chance to learn more about this charismatic marine mammal, which
was the subject of Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel Moby
Dick.


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) and Mark Cheong
(mcheong@sph.com.sg)


Edited by: Adam Azlee


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