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The rapid advancement of drone technology makes it difficult to predict what marine mammal research will look like in the future.
Gathering snot is one of many ways that drones are being used to study whales.
The new world of information supplied by drones hovering above is allowing researchers to more easily measure whale size, body condition and health, to identify individual animals from features on their bodies, and more.
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