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Warming waters draw summer 'feeding frenzies' by whales off Greenland

Warming waters draw summer 'feeding frenzies' by whales off Greenland
Phys.org Thursday 20 August 2026, 04:00 UTC 1 min read
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The effects of global warming depend on species: The losers are legion, but a lucky few are winners. Now, researchers have shown that baleen whales are taking advantage of a newly opened-up fish bonanza in the Greenland Sea, east of Greenland and reaching to the Arctic Circle and beyond.

The effects of global warming depend on species: The losers are legion, but a lucky few are winners. Now, researchers have shown that baleen whales are taking advantage of a newly opened-up fish bonanza in the Greenland Sea, east of Greenland and reaching to the Arctic Circle and beyond.
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