Mar 11, 2025 · This footage provides a new clue to an important ingredient for a healthy ocean: whale wee.

Jun 21, 2017 · According to a study published in 2003 in the Canadian Journal of Zoology, the sei whale, a member of the baleen whale family that can measure up to 60 feet (18 meters) long …

Mar 11, 2025 · Great whales can transport 4,000 tons of nitrogen annually to tropical coastal areas. A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA. Scientists have …

Aug 10, 2022 · Whale poop is rich in iron, which is an important micronutrient for ocean creatures. Teeny marine plants called phytoplankton eat the iron, tiny krill eat the plants, and whales and …

Mar 10, 2025 · Whale urine moves nutrients thousands of miles across entire ocean basins. Some new research found that great whales—including right whales, gray whales, and …

Mar 12, 2025 · The researchers found that the areas of the ocean where whales dump their various types of waste and gunk end up fertilizing ecosystems that fuel phytoplankton growth, …

Mar 11, 2025 · Every time a whale urinates, sheds skin, gives birth, or even dies, it releases nitrogen, phosphorus, and other nutrients that fuel entire ecosystems — sometimes thousands …

Mar 10, 2025 · Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of …

Whales do pee, and they do so in astonishing quantities. Their ability to produce such vast amounts of urine is a testament to their unique biology and the challenges they face in …

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