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How is that impacting the habitats of large ocean mammals like the ones we see in the film?

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How is that impacting the habitats of large ocean mammals like the ones we see in the film?

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JMC: Well, yes indeed it does, but one piece of good news is that because they are so close to us, particularly the ones with teeth like orcas and several species of dolphins, they can move, they can adapt, they can relocate. They can be eating fish and then they can start to eat other mammals like sea lions or harbor seals. Or they can go the other way. Who knows, maybe one day some of them will even start to be vegetarian and eat plants just like we do. So I think they have a chance to survive in that environment much more than many other species, whether they are crustaceans like crabs and lobsters and shrimp, or many different species of fish. We find a lot of resilience on their part. I am not sure polar bears will make it. I am not sure the beluga whales will make it (because they need that cold environment and the ice and so on) but the majority of them I think ultimately will be able to, if need be, relocate. The effect that it has on the human species on the other hand is comp

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