Revealing #trophic interactions among #sympatric #odontocetes in an oceanic ecosystem through stable isotope analysis zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #cetaceans #IsotopicNiche #NorthAtlantic

Porpoises in managed care, for example, are seen to rub each other with their tubercles, which are thought to provide sensory information that may be important during social exchanges.

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I cannot look at these guys underwater, so drawing this was a wee bit hard--but I love these thangs sm,,,
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#furry #orca #drawing #art #furryartist #seacreature #whale #killerwhale #orca #sillything #digitalart #whales #orcas #ocean #odontocetes #Thalassophobiaisrealman

Legacy persistent organic pollutants among multiple cetacean species in the Northwest Atlantic The historical contamination of eastern Canadian shelf waters remains an ongoing concern, predominantly stemming from anthropogenic discharges in the …

Researchers from Simon Fraser U. & partners measured #persistentorganicpollutants in 9 species of #cetaceans along the eastern coast of Canada. Pollutants were lower in the 3 baleen #whale species, higher in the 6 #odontocetes. Pollutants were highest in #orca

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