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Published online 23 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041220-13
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Sperm whales suffer the bends
Natural bone damage highlights need to protect whales from military sonar.
Sperm whales get the bends, suggests a study of their skeletons. And environmentalists fear that this could put them at risk if their diving patterns are disrupted by sonar testing.
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