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Scientists have already observed a change in the diet of Bryde’s whales over the past decade. Tagging studies showed they used to eat mostly fish, things like anchovies and pilchards, which they would catch by lunging out of the water on a 45-degree angle. Now, the whales mostly eat zooplankton—tiny larval fish—using a different technique: slapping their chins on the surface of the water and lunging sideways.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 178 November/December 2022.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-big-blue-banquet/
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Scientists have already observed a change in the diet of Bryde’s whales over the past decade. Tagging studies showed they used to eat mostly fish, things like anchovies and pilchards, which they would catch by lunging out of the water on a 45-degree angle. Now, the whales mostly eat zooplankton—tiny larval fish—using a different technique: slapping their chins on the surface of the water and lunging sideways.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 178 November/December 2022.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-big-blue-banquet/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2022. Rights managed images. <br /> No Reproduction without prior written permission.