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Published online 23 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030922-5
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Whaling blamed for seal and otter slumps
Hungry killer whales might have switched to smaller prey.
Whaling may be responsible for slashed seal, sea lion and otter numbers in the Pacific. Killer whales, deprived of large whales to eat, switched to smaller animals, propose US researchers.
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