What Can We Learn from Beluga Whale Poop? | Behind the Wonder Episode 2

Everyone poops. But Dr. Patrick Charapata has made it his job to study beluga whale poop; and what he's finding could help save an endangered population in Alaska. Enter Georgia Aquarium's Beluga Fecal Project: a collaboration between our research team and our beluga care staff that's turning fecal samples into a goldmine of health data. From hormones to microbiomes, every sample tells a story about how we can help wild belugas living in one of the most challenging environments on the planet. This is science that starts here in Georgia and reaches all the way to Cook Inlet. 🐋