Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...
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Whale poop power: Iron and copper-rich feces fueled ancient ocean food chain
The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...
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Iron-Containing Whale Poop May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...
What do whales eat? Inside the diet of blue, humpback, sperm and killer whales.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they almost exclusively eat krill, which they strain out of ...
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...
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Humpback whales recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic
Humpback whale populations are strongly recovering ... The new figures have been used to calculate how much krill whales eat each year in the UK Overseas Territories. Across South Georgia and ...
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What do whales eat for dinner?
Whales are always on the move, so they have to eat a lot to keep them going ... Right, minke, fin and sei whales also have baleen plates. All of them feed on krill, but sometimes include other sea ...
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BAS studies whales and fish to protect South Georgia marine ecosystem
British Antarctic Survey scientists on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich ...
Why Scots scientists are counting tiny marine bugs from space
British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change ...