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Ana M. M. Sequeira, Associate Professor, Research School of Biology, Australian National University

We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways

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Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know this marine megafauna – such as whales, sharks, seal, turtles and birds – travel vast distances to feed and breed.

But almost a third are now at risk of extinction due largely to fishing, shipping, pollution and global warming.

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