This process is called the "Whale Pump". However, researchers estimate that because of whaling, large whales now store approximately nine million tons less carbon than before large-scale whaling. WDC is working to integrate the ecological role of whales and dolphins into global policies on biodiversity, climate change, environment, conservation, fisheries and MPAs Marine Protected Areas. The Green Whale. Save the whales, save the world! Whales play an amazing role in an ecosystem that keeps every creature on Earth alive, including you!
Whale poop fertilizes microscopic plants called phytoplankton. Phytoplankton absorbs carbon from the atmosphere — hundreds of thousands of tons each year. Even in death, whales give life. Living whales also heavily contribute to the marine ecosystem in the form of whale feces.
According to the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife News, a study found that whale feces is filled with rich nutrients that include nitrogen, which stimulates the growth of plants. Organisms, such as plankton, that feed the ocean food chain also benefit from tons of whale feces floating on the ocean's surface. Whales play a significant role in the health of our environmen t and our understanding of marine mammals. Furthermore, they support growing economies that rely on whale watching, and spectator activities by bringing in capital through tourism.
Biological and research studies in whale behavior, echolocation , language , intelligence, environmental impact, and various other topics have helped scientists learn about the whale species and their impact on this world. By observing how they thrive and survive in the ocean, we have learned a great deal about their social structure and how they communicate with one another.
Depending on the whale species, some marine mammals spend most of their lives together and hunt with one another and protect each other from harm. In addition to forming highly developed relationships and societies with one another, whales also display a high level of intelligence and self-recognition a characteristic found in only a few animal species. When it comes to communication, whales have a very complex language that is so sophisticated some researchers believe that we may be able to communicate with them if we can understand what they are saying and develop the technology necessary to have a conversation or at least communicate our interests with other cetaceans.
This understanding of whale intelligence has brought new insights into the importance of caring for these marine mammals and granting them certain protective rights to thrive in the ocean. Whales are at the top of the food chain and have an important role in the overall health of the marine environment. Whales play a significant role in capturing carbon from the atmosphere; each great whale sequesters an estimated 33 tons of CO2 on average, thus playing their part in the fight against climate change.
Three-quarters of the species studied are now threated with extinction. Of all the species in the world, the largest—and most dangerous—is the saltwater crocodile. These ferocious killers can grow up to 23 feet in length, weigh more than a ton, and are known to kill hundreds each year, with crocodiles as a whole responsible for more human fatalities annually than sharks.
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