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Avoidance, confusion, solitude: whales react to rising noise pollution - EurekAlert


<p>The impact of human-made ocean noise on whales may be greater than previously understood and could be slowing down migration times by up to 20 per cent, potentially even trapping some behind a wall of noise if noise levels continue to rise, a new modelling study shows.&nbsp;</p>

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