{"id":237578,"date":"2026-06-13T08:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/237578\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:34:38","slug":"miljoenen-walvisbotten-gevonden-op-walviskerkhof-in-zee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/237578\/","title":{"rendered":"Miljoenen walvisbotten gevonden op &#8216;walviskerkhof&#8217; in zee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0x0x3648x2052-1024x576.webp\" class=\"ResponsiveImage-style__Image-sc-9240a86c-1 cqXqOk\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Miljoenen walvisbotten gevonden op &#8216;walviskerkhof&#8217; in zee<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Onderzoekers hebben in de Indische Oceaan miljoenen walvisbotten gevonden. Ze lagen diep in een langgerekte kloof onder water. Het is het grootste en diepste walviskerkhof ooit gevonden.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Sommige botten lagen al meer dan 5 miljoen jaar op de bodem van de oceaan, maar onderzoekers vonden ook walvissen die veel korter geleden dood zijn gegaan.<\/p>\n<p>Waarom allemaal op \u00e9\u00e9n plek?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Dode walvissen zijn waarschijnlijk door de waterstroming allemaal op eenzelfde plek terecht gekomen. Daar zijn de karkassen langzaam naar de bodem gezakt. Uiteindelijk blijven alleen de botten van het dier over op de oceaanbodem. <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Onderzoekers vonden op de oceaanbodem botten van heel veel verschillende soorten, zoals een Antarctische dwergvinvis en de spitssnuitdolfijn.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Het walviskerkhof zal in de toekomst nog veel worden onderzocht door wetenschappers. Ze hopen er nog meer ontdekkingen te kunnen doen.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"Text-style__StyledParagraph-sc-43d59249-0 eGWrGl\">Deze foto&#8217;s zijn ook gemaakt door de onderzoekers. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0x134x1440x810-640x360.webp\" class=\"ResponsiveImage-style__Image-sc-9240a86c-1 cqXqOk\"\/>Peng et al\/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Vrij nieuwe botten op de zeebodem<img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781339677_178_0x0x3648x2052-1024x576.webp\" class=\"ResponsiveImage-style__Image-sc-9240a86c-1 cqXqOk\"\/>Peng et al\/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Een walvis skelet<img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781339678_588_0x0x3648x2052-1024x576.webp\" class=\"ResponsiveImage-style__Image-sc-9240a86c-1 cqXqOk\"\/>Peng et al\/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Op veel skelet leven planten en schelpdieren<img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781339678_77_0x134x1440x810-640x360.webp\" class=\"ResponsiveImage-style__Image-sc-9240a86c-1 cqXqOk\"\/>Peng et al\/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0De grijparm pakt een van de fossielen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miljoenen walvisbotten gevonden op &#8216;walviskerkhof&#8217; in zee Onderzoekers hebben in de Indische Oceaan miljoenen walvisbotten gevonden. 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