thanks for doing your part whales!

in case you needed another reason to save the whales; its because they are doing their part to bring down carbon emissions.

The latest discovery? Sperm whale feces might actually be a key element in the Southern Ocean's ability to regulate atmospheric CO2 levels.

According to the results of a recent scientific study, it has been determined that consuming prey at depth and defecating iron-rich liquid feces into the photic zone, sperm whales are able to stimulate new primary production and carbon export to the deep ocean.

Researches involved with the study learned that Southern Ocean sperm whales defecate 50 tonnes of iron into the photic zone each year, facilitating the export of 400,000 tons of carbon per year to the deep ocean.