New acoustic data explains a crucial whale behavior – Inverse

Blue whales are the largest animals currently roaming the Earth
, so you’d think scientists would have an easy time tracking and learning about their behavior. Not quite.
Ecology research is often constrained to observation, which can be challenging when your subject is 200 tons and travels miles across the ocean on an annual basis. Previous studies have used either tracking devices or passive acoustic monitoring to learn about the daily life of these incredible animals, but these studies have…

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