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Study shows dolphins enter diabetic-like state when they stop eating

© Supplied by Yui Mok/PA Wire Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new study has shown that dolphins could be at risk due to man-made disturbances. Human-caused disturbances such as shipping, tourism, coastal development and oil and gas exploration can negatively impact dolphins’ foraging opportunities. Dolphins’ ability to catch food is reduced due to prey moving away from the foraging area. As a result, they may use more energy finding food or be forced into a fasting state.

Humans disturbing whales and dolphins may stop them eating enough to keep calves alive, say researchers

Humans disturbing whales and dolphins may stop them eating enough to keep calves alive, say researchers Updated: 06/02/2021, 1:14 pm The research was published in Conservation Physiology from Aberdeen University. New research from Aberdeen scientists has revealed dolphins and whales may not have enough energy to eat properly to keep their calves alive if they are disturbed by human activities. The research by Aberdeen University and the Technical University of Denmark shows that the way energy is handled by sea mammals has radically changed. It has also found that the metabolic changes that allowed whales and dolphins to adapt to their aquatic lifestyle have implications on how we should assess the impact of human activities on their conservation.

Comparing whale and dolphin DNA with cows could be vital for conservation, according to Aberdeen University research

© PRESS AND JOURNAL Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Studying the DNA differences between whales and cows could be key to protecting marine mammals from human threats. In a new publication in the scientific journal Conservation Physiology, academics from Aberdeen University, along with colleagues from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), have contrasted the metabolism of sea-faring mammals against their relatives on dry land. Davina Derous, from Aberdeen University’s school of biological sciences, explained that because of the unique adaptions marine mammals have developed since they diverged from those living on land millions of years ago, they face different challenges brought about by disturbance from humanity.

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