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right now. in fact, some of the mammals affected are whales and dr. gregory bossart from the georgia aquarium here in atlanta talks about how the animals are affected. this is a big feeding area. we know there are dolphins in this area. marine mammals breathe right at the air-interface and where a lot of volatile gases are from the oil slick so when they breathe, they actually inhale the gases which are extremely toxic to the lungs. and it s not just the whale that is are affected. you have also tiny sea creatures like shrink, mussels, crab and the plankton that the larger fish feed on affected by areas covered with oil very soon, in fact. here s where the slick is located here on the end of the mississippi delta here in louisiana but we are anticipating with the flow of wind for areas a little bit further to the north and east affected in mississippi.