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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why haven’t whales and dolphins learned to avoid their human predators?

Dive, dive, dive ... a female humpback whale heads for deeper waters.
Dive, dive, dive ... a female humpback whale heads for deeper waters. Photograph: Alamy

In view of the undoubted high intelligence of whales and dolphins, why haven’t they learned to keep out of the way of their human predators?

Derek Robinson, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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