Saturday, July 14, 2007

Whaling caused penguin diet change

When whale hunting began using large crews, ships and equipment, the reduced number of whales consumed much fewer krill (shrimp), so while fishing reduced fisheries stocks, krill stocks rose, so penguins switched their diet from fish to krill in some areas.

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070709/full/070709-1.html

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