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Whale Health

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A water-proof drone is being used by Australian scientists to collect the highly-treasured nasal mucus of [blank] whales. The snot is rich with fresh DNA, [blank] and bacteria, and is collected by a drone that hovers over the blowholes of humpback whales as they embark on their epic [blank] journey along Australia's east coast. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports,"Whales, like all mammals, need air, and come to the [blank] to breathe through a blowhole. Vanessa Pirotta, a marine biologist at Macquarie University, says that nasal mucus [blank] the health of the whale."

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A water-proof drone is being used by Australian scientists to collect the highly-treasured nasal mucus of migrating whales. The snot is rich with fresh DNA, viruses and bacteria, and is collected by a drone that hovers over the blowholes of humpback whales as they embark on their epic annual journey along Australia's east coast. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports,"Whales, like all mammals, need air, and come to the surface to breathe through a blowhole. Vanessa Pirotta, a marine biologist at Macquarie University, says that nasal mucus indicates the health of the whale."
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