Time-Lapse Footage Shows How 337 Dead Whales Can Reshape A Landscape

An endangered species of baleen whales found in Patagonia, Chile, experienced a mass die-off of 337 whales in 2015. In an attempt to discover what happens during the decaying process, marine biologist Katie McConnell decided to document the decaying process of the whales over the span of two years, using sixteen time-lapse cameras. While birds fed on the carcasses, scientists were able to see five phases of decomposition, which include fresh, bloated, active, advanced, and dry, in the respected order. By observing and recording this data, McConnell hopes that this documentation will give reference to future documentation of decomposition in other species that can hopefully show a cause of death.

In my opinion, I found this article interesting because of the opportunity to see decomposition through all five phases. I do not know, however, how well this can help the environment, but, maybe seeing how the decomposition process occurs can cause ways to change the environment that way the animals, or what have you, would not have a mass die-off.

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  1. chrheaOctober 9, 2018 at 4:59 AM

    Add your reaction/discussion of implications.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2018 at 9:08 AM

    why did the whales die? It's crazy how much it can change the land.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 10, 2018 at 9:38 AM

    It is very interesting that decomposition would be able to hit about the cause of death for certain organisms. This could possibly open the door to finding out more about animals that have gone extinct.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 12, 2018 at 6:27 AM

    I think is crazy how long it took for the carcasses to decay. I also wonder if the algae was harmful to any other species in the area.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 15, 2018 at 5:01 AM

    I think this is a little creepy because we wouldn't know if it was a whale or not if we would be swimming or even walking on it. It is also sad because a lot of whales died and whales are the best.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM

    rip whales

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