Shrinking giants: North Atlantic right whales getting tinier
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One of the giants of the deep is shrinking before our eyes, a new study says.
Scientists say humans are to blame. Entanglements with fishing gear, collisions with ships and climate change moving their food supply north are combining to stress and shrink these large whales, the study says. Diminishing size is a threat to the species' overall survival because the whales aren’t having as many offspring. They aren’t big enough to nurse their young or even get pregnant, study authors said.More Related News