Whales' foraging strategies revealed by new technology

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 00:00 in Biology & Nature

Marine biologists are beginning to understand the varied diving and foraging strategies of filter-feeding whales by analyzing data from multisensor tags attached to the animals with suction cups. Such tags, in combination with other techniques such as echolocation, are providing a wealth of fine detail about how the world's largest creatures find and trap their prey.

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