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The unexpected increase in marine mammal interactions

North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface on Cape Cod Bay near a research vessel from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Monday, March 27, 2023, off the coast of Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371))
North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface on Cape Cod Bay near a research vessel from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Monday, March 27, 2023, off the coast of Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371))

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Disabled and sunk ships. Frightened sailors. Not because of sharks – but because of whales and orca. Why are scientists seeing an increase in some unexpected large marine mammal interactions?

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Naomi Rose, senior scientist, Marine Mammal Biology with the Animal Welfare Institute.

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Lucie Leprince, French YouTuber. Her sailboat was disabled by orcas off the coast of Portugal.

Alex Zerbini, senior scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Climate Action, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies at the University of Washington.

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