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Impact of pollutants on marine mammals
Extensive research on marine pollutants in marine mammals shows that these animals are exposed to toxic insecticidal compounds such as DDTs and PCBs.
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Oceanography
The world's deepest diving mammals
Previously, the record of the world's deepest dive mammal belongs to the whale fish and runner-up is the statue. However, this record was changed in March 2014 when a gr…
Oceanography
30 mysterious whales in Alaska Bay
The unexplained death of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska forced the US government to conduct an investigation.
Oceanography
Dolphins stranded on the US coast
The American animal rescue team today saved 11 dolphins out of 30 stranded on the Cape coast, Massachusetts, USA.
Oceanography
Sea elephants become Arctic explorers
American scientists have found a new way to study difficult areas in the Pacific.
Oceanography
17 dolphins die from stranding
17 dolphins were killed near Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park on September 29, after they were trapped in shallow waters off Banten Province.
Oceanography
The origin of marine mammals
In the past, the ancestors of today's mammalian marine animals - including whales, dolphins and dolphin dolphins - first brought their feet into the water, which led to…