Sentences with phrase «dead whales sink»

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Smith, a marine biologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has been sinking dead whales in this way since 1992.

Whales can become beached after they die, although most dead whales decompose or are scavenged at sea, before sinking to the bWhales can become beached after they die, although most dead whales decompose or are scavenged at sea, before sinking to the bwhales decompose or are scavenged at sea, before sinking to the bottom.

These rare, relatively unexplored, deep - sea ecosystems — lively communities that spring up around dead cetaceans that sink to the seafloor — are called whale falls, or organic falls.