River Thames now fit for porpoise, says wildlife study
Seals and porpoises are becoming a common sight in the Thames Estuary and further upstream, survey results published on Thursday show.
Seals and porpoises are becoming a common sight in the Thames Estuary and further upstream, survey results published on Thursday show.
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Dutch scientists were on Wednesday probing the mysterious deaths of dozens of harbour porpoises whose carcasses have been washing up on the country's northern beaches since last week.
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Human activity at sea makes a terrible racket. To what extent does this disturb marine animals? Ph.D. candidate Annebelle Kok studied the effect on harbor porpoises, long-finned pilot whales and their prey, and discovered ...
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All mammals can hear—but it is not an ability that is fully developed at birth. Some mammals like humans take years to fully develop their hearing abilities, but for a newborn harbour porpoise it takes less than 30 hours. ...
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