Sharks, Seals and Stress
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Woah, super interesting study between Sharks and Seals! It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it!
What do sharks, seals and stress have in common…other than starting with the letter “s”? A new study found that seals exhibited high-stress responses in situations where the risk of getting attacked by a great white shark was high and uncontrollable. How can scientists tell if a seal is stressed? Why should we care? Watch the video to learn more about this *smelly* search for answers.
Read the paper here ► http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.2049/abstract
Hammerschlag, N., Meÿer, M., Seakamela, S. M., Kirkman, S., Fallows, C. and Creel, S. (2017), Physiological stress responses to natural variation in predation risk: evidence from white sharks and seals. Ecology, 98: 3199–3210. doi:10.1002/ecy.2049
To learn more about the research ► http://www.sharktagging.com
Footage courtesy of Discovery Channel – Air Jaws: Night Stalker and Jeff Kurr/Shark Entertainment
Narration audio recorded by Josh Liberman
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