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West Coast marine mammals respond to shifting conditions, new research shows
Description: Humpback whales off the West Coast consume thousands of pounds of krill, plankton and small fish each day. Research shows that humpback diets reflect their surroundings, with the truck-sized whales filter-feeding on vast amounts of krill when cold upwelling waters prevail, but switching to schooling fish such as anchovies when warmer waters take over and the fish grow abundant. [Source: EurekaAlert!]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/nfwc-wcm121615.php
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Source: EurekaAlert!
Publish Date: 12/16/2015
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