Baby Whales Facing Increasing Attacks By Gulls
- 8 years ago
A recent study of whales around Argentina’s Península Valdés has found that mothers and especially their calves have been coming under increasing attack by kelp gulls which nip away at the flesh on their backs.
Marine animals face numerous dangers in the water, but baby whales have been confronted by an unexpected predator--birds.
A recent study of whales around Argentina’s Península Valdés has found that, since the 1970s, kelp gulls have been targeting mothers and their calves at increasing rates.
The researchers
Marine animals face numerous dangers in the water, but baby whales have been confronted by an unexpected predator--birds.
A recent study of whales around Argentina’s Península Valdés has found that, since the 1970s, kelp gulls have been targeting mothers and their calves at increasing rates.
The researchers