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Northern right whales shout to overcome background noise, but how loud is too loud? Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Right whales, it’s believed, earned their name for being the “right whales to hunt.” The whales are rich in blubber, swim slowly, and float after they have been killed—making them an easy and profitable target for whalers. These characteristics nearly led to the whale’s extinction—populations were almost completely depleted in the mid-19th century—until a ban in 1937 saved the species. Today,

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Human-Generated Noise Yet Another Threat to Northern Right Whales