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[Music plays and an image appears of a close-up shot of sea birds flying around whales in the ocean and text appears: Whales in the Southern Hemisphere eat a lot of krill]

[Image changes to show a close-up of krill moving along in the water and text appears: In fact, it’s their favourite food]

[Image changes to show a school of krill moving in the water and text appears: Our scientists have predicted how climate change…]

[Image changes to show a close-up of the krill moving in the water again and text appears: Could affect krill in the Southern Hemisphere]

[Image changes to show a humpback whale and its calf swimming in the ocean and text appears: And what this will mean for future whale populations…]

[Image changes to show a blue whale in the ocean and text appears: This includes, Blue, Humpback and Southern Right whales]

[Image changes to show a view looking down on a whale swimming in the ocean and text appears: The impacts could vary depending on the region & where they feed]

[Image changes to show a school of krill moving through the water and text appears: Whales in the Pacific could have less krill to eat…]

[Image changes to show a close-up of krill swimming and then text appears: Than those found in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean]

[Image changes to show a view looking up underneath a whale in the ocean and text appears: Whaling from the last century has pushed many whale species close to extinction]

[Image changes to show a view looking at the front part of the whale in the ocean and text appears: And some species are still below their pre-whaling numbers]

[Image changes to show a single krill swimming around and text appears: This research fills a gap in our knowledge about climate and krill]

[Image changes to show a whale breaching and then splashing back into the ocean and text appears: to help make a difference to the ongoing recovery of whales.]

[Image changes to show a black screen and the CSIRO logo and text appears: Visit blogs.csiro.au/ecos, Krill footage, © Australian Antarctic Division]

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