Orka's, dolfijnen en walvissen raken steeds vaker de weg kwijt en komen in rivieren in het binnenland terecht. Of ze stranden, soms dood, soms levend aan de kust. Wat is er aan de hand met al die dieren?
Pieter Cornillie is morfoloog en toont ons in het Gentse morfologiemuseum wat er allemaal mis kan gaan met het oriëntatievermogen van deze dieren.
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