This behaviour is unique, rather perplexing and not reported in other large whales.
- Lecturer, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Sadly, the chances of survival for the remaining whales is very low – and time is fast running out.
The multi-billion-dollar whale-watching industry enables millions of people to see these magnificent creatures up close. But the noise made by so many boats is a threat to whales’ wellbeing.
The dolphin population in parts of Western Australia more than halved one year, just as an El Niño event hit over in the Pacific. So what’s the connection?
It’s not easy to tackle a live octopus - so many arms, all those suckers! But some bottlenose dolphins have found a way to defuse and eat these eight-armed sea creatures.
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