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Antarctic expedition shows melting ice presents a growing threat to whales

Humpback whales filmed at Antarctica's Western Peninsula. (Supplied: Olaf Meynecke)

They survived commercial whaling, but a large-scale Antarctic expedition has provided more insights into how climate change could re-shape future generations of whales.

Olaf Meynecke, who heads Griffith University's whale and climate research program, was one of 100 scientists and documenters on board a two-week expedition to the western peninsula of Antarctica this month.

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