Drones have allowed researchers to learn more about marine mammals.
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Drones are a new technology that help researchers observe and record whale behaviours from a distance. But if the drones are flown too low, they change the whales’ behaviour.
The beluga whale was reportedly very friendly.
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Russia isn’t the only nation suspected of training marine mammals for military use – the US, UK, and Ukraine have all done so in the past.
Animals in the western Arctic have higher levels of mercury in their bodies than those in the eastern Arctic.
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A new study demystifies regional differences in mercury levels in marine animals in the Canadian Arctic.