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Will Atlantic Ocean Oil Prospecting Silence Endangered Right Whales?
2014-08-11 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Whales talk. But what makes them stop talking? Scientists have long known that the marine mammals use creaks, groans, growls, and buzzes to communicate with each other-often over long distances-to find food, and even for mothers to keep track of their calves. But what happens when the watery echosphere of their communication is filled with a drumbeat of undersea booms? To the dismay of some who study whales, they may soon find out. The Obama administration this month gave the go-ahead for...
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