Whales help mitigate climate change by pooping carbon into the ocean and taking more with them when they die, scientists say

Dec 15 2022 by Business Insider

 
Researchers investigate a humpback whale by boat and drone in the surface waters near the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing under NOAA permit 1 4809 - 03 and ACA permits 2015 - 011 and 2020 - 016

Whales are the biggest animals on Earth and their huge bodies play a role in the carbon cycle. They capture carbon in their body as they live and encourage biodiversity with their poop.  They act as carbon vaults by sinking to the bottom of the ocean when...
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