Hunting with the Ocean's Giants

Name: Hunting with the Ocean's Giants
Start: 2026-10-06T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-06T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Thurø Bibliotek

Tue, 6 Oct 2026 · 19:00 — 21:00

Thurø Bibliotek, Svendborg · free entry

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Hunting with the Ocean's Giants — Thurø Bibliotek, Svendborg

Free entry

This lecture explores two extremes: the world's smallest whale, the harbour porpoise, hunting in Danish waters, and the world's largest toothed whale, the sperm whale, revealed at depths of over 1,000 metres with the help of deep-sea cameras.

Along the way, we discover how a Greenland whale survives the cold while feeding on billions of tiny prey in Disko Bay, and how a humpback whale mother can nurse and feed her calf without eating for half a year.

The lecture concludes with the question of how we can achieve sustainable coexistence with these apex predators in a changing world.

Free entry - just show up.

About the venue: Thurø Bibliotek

Thurø Bibliotek is housed at Thurø Skole and was the first library in Svendborg Kommune to serve as both a school and a public library. Visitors of all ages can draw on the school library's materials as well as the full Svendborg Bibliotek collection of books, films, magazines and games. The space doubles as a workspace and lounge for pupils and local residents alike, with rotating exhibitions on the shelves. Self-service access is available every day, with staffed hours one day a week.

Bergmannsvej 25, 5700 Svendborg Get directions

Source · svendborgbibliotek.dk

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