由于类似的声波信号,深潜鲸可能会混淆食品塑料。 Deep-diving whales may confuse plastic for food due to similar acoustic signals.

杜克大学的一项研究显示,由于类似的声学标志,深海潜水鲸可能会混淆食物塑料碎片。 A Duke University study reveals that deep-diving whales may confuse plastic debris for food due to similar acoustic signatures. 研究人员发现,所有测试过的塑料物品,如气球和袋,都产生类似于鱿鱼等猎物的声音。 Researchers found that all tested plastic items, like balloons and bags, produced sounds akin to prey such as squid. 这种相似性可能导致鲸鱼食用塑料而不是天然饮食。 This similarity may lead whales to consume plastic instead of their natural diet. 虽然改变塑料来减少其声信号会有所帮助,但也可能会增加隐形渔具缠绕的风险。 While altering plastics to reduce their acoustic signatures could help, it may also raise the risk of entanglement in invisible fishing gear.