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Whale feces
Whale feces, the excrement of whales, has a significant role in the ecology of the oceans, and whales have been referred to as "marine ecosystem engineers". Nitrogen released by cetacean species and iron chelate are a significant benefit to the marine food chain in addition to sequestering carbon for long periods of time. Whale feces can give information on a number of aspects of the health, natural history and ecology of an animal or group as it contains DNA, hormones, toxins and other chemicals. ==Description== Whales excrete plumes of liquid feces which are flocculent in nature, ''i.e.'', consisting of "a loose aggregation of particles, fluffy or woolly in nature".〔 The feces may contain undigested hard objects such as the beaks of squids. The feces may be ejected underwater but comes to the surface where it floats till it disassociates.〔 Flatulence has been recorded in whales.〔 The feces of krill-eating whales is red in colour due to their diet: krill is rich in iron.〔
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