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Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise

Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise

A new study highlights how noise pollution in the ocean is changing animals’ behaviour.

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Vanessa Pirotta

Drone footage captured orcas crafting tools out of kelp – and using them for grooming

For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social grooming.

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Vanessa Pirotta