<p>Why do killer whales harass porpoises without eating them? Scientists from UC Davis' SeaDoc Society and Wild Orca investigate a perplexing behavior.</p>
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A fungus affected hundreds of animals and humans in British Columbia and Washington State in the early 2000s. Scientists discovered that the infection killed porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea, suggesting that it may have affected cetaceans even before humans. The study covers how human-caused changes on land might influence aquatic creatures, focusing on the fungal disease Cryptococcus gattii.