Research Confirms Bottom-Feeding Behavior of Humpback Whales

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have confirmed that humpback whales in the southern Gulf of Maine are spending more feeding time on the ocean floor than in any of their known feeding behaviors, putting them at risk for entanglement in bottom-set fishing gear like lobster traps.

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