Studying whales in the least invasive way possible

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Channel: Oregon State University · 2016 · Education

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OSU scientist Leigh Torres investigates whales from a new angle. An assistant professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Sea Grant Extension and the Marine Mammal Institute, Torres and her team observe whales from the air and study their poop looking for clues to their overall health in the least invasive way possible. http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2016/oct/new-technologies-%E2%80%93-and-dash-whale-poop-%E2%80%93-help-scientists-monitor-whale-health

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