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The need for speed may contribute to dolphin and whale strandings


March 15, 2017

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Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have shown that dolphins that are swimming at top speed use more than twice the amount of energy per fin beat than dolphins that are swimming at a more relaxed pace and that startled whales fleeing human noises use 30.5 percent more energy during the flight, suggesting that the high cost of escape could contribute to recent dolphin and whale strandings.Full Story

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University of California, Santa Cruz

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