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TIL about the Krill Paradox. Krill's chief predator are whales and as they've declined through hunting krill numbers have also paradoxically declined. Turns out, whale poo is a natural fertilizer for plankton (whale dung contains 10m times iron than sea water) which in turn are fed upon by krill.

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