In a recent study scientists found that endangered southern resident killer whales have a high chance of having skin disease after grey patches have increasingly appeared over 13 years.
FILE - A orca jumps to say hello. Scientists studied why southern resident killer whales had grey spots. Findings showed that these whales face potential skin disease in their study published on June 29th.
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