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            How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean
                
                    
                        
                            Season 4
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 11
                        
                    
                
            
            
            It looks like the evolution of ocean-going whales like Borealodon may have affected communities found in the deep ocean, like the ones found around geothermal vents. And it turns out that when a whale dies, that’s just the beginning of the story.
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