Quieter oceans make for less-stressed whales

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 14:02 in Biology & Nature

Quiet oceans make for calmer right whales, new research suggests. When fewer ships sail the Bay of Fundy, the big baleen whales are less stressed — as evidenced by hormone levels in their poop.

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