{"id":29487,"date":"2026-01-27T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:38:52","slug":"are-whales-carnivores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/de\/blog\/sind-wale-fleischfresser\/","title":{"rendered":"Sind Wale Fleischfresser? | Wissenschaftliche Ann\u00e4herung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ja, Wale sind Fleischfresser. Wale geh\u00f6ren zur Ordnung der Wale (Cetacea), die in zwei Unterordnungen unterteilt ist: Zahnwale und Bartenwale, wobei diese taxonomische Einteilung noch \u00fcberarbeitet wird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese Ordnung hat einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren mit den Nilpferden, die zur Ordnung der Paarhufer (Artiodactylus) geh\u00f6ren. Diese Ordnung besteht zum gr\u00f6\u00dften Teil aus landlebenden Pflanzenfressern und Allesfressern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trotz dieser evolution\u00e4ren Verwandtschaft und im Gegensatz zu Paarhufern sind Wale (und alle Wale) Fleischfresser. Das bedeutet, dass Wale und Delfine andere Tiere fressen, um ihren N\u00e4hrstoffbedarf zu decken.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whale-gut-microbiome\">Darm-Mikrobiom der Wale<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/59.jpg\" alt=\"Schwarzer Schwertwal Azoren\" class=\"wp-image-25072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/59.jpg 960w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/59-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Schwarzer Schwertwal Azoren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Obwohl Wale Fleischfresser sind, verf\u00fcgen sie (insbesondere Bartenwale) \u00fcber ein Mikrobiom, das dem von Pflanzen- und Fleischfressern \u00e4hnelt, insbesondere auf funktioneller Ebene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eine Komponente des Mikrobioms der Bartenwale hat die Eigenschaften ihrer pflanzenfressenden Vorfahren beibehalten und erm\u00f6glicht ihnen die Verdauung von Polysacchariden. Anstelle von pflanzlichen Polysacchariden wie Zellulose verdauen sie nun tierische Polysaccharide wie Chitin, einen wichtigen Bestandteil des Krills, einer Hauptnahrungsquelle der Bartenwale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eine weitere Komponente des Darmmikrobioms der Bartenwale ist ein Produkt der Evolutionsgeschichte dieser Tiere, die <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">erm\u00f6glichte es ihnen, sich anzupassen<\/span> zu einer vollst\u00e4ndig fleischfressenden Ern\u00e4hrung. Dieser Aspekt des Mikrobioms der Wale weist erhebliche \u00c4hnlichkeiten mit dem von landlebenden Fleischfressern auf. Das ist nur nat\u00fcrlich, da beide Gruppen ein effizientes Verdauungssystem ben\u00f6tigen, um ihre tierische Ern\u00e4hrung zu unterst\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c4hnliche Artikel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legen Wale und Delfine Eier?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paarungsverhalten und soziale Bindungen bei Delfinen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maximale Schwimmgeschwindigkeiten von Walen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kommunikationssysteme zwischen Walen und Delfinen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Globaler Erhaltungszustand der Finnwale<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/portuguese-man-o-war-jellyfish-physalia-physalis-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portugiesischer Seidelbast (Physalia physalis)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kollektivnamen f\u00fcr verschiedene Delfingruppen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Was fressen Delphine?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\">Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-baleen-cetacean-diet\">Ern\u00e4hrung der Bartenwale<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Roxane Rambert | Blauwal beim Tauchen in der N\u00e4he der K\u00fcste der Insel Pico\" class=\"wp-image-5718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Pico_Blue-whale_Tail_4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roxane Rambert | Blauwal beim Tauchen in der N\u00e4he des Ufers von <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/pico-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pico-Insel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"819\">Pico-Insel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Obwohl alle Wale und Delfine Fleischfresser sind, unterscheiden sie sich in ihren Ern\u00e4hrungsgewohnheiten. Bartenwale ern\u00e4hren sich haupts\u00e4chlich von kleinen Tieren wie Krill oder kleinen Schwarmfischen. Anstelle von Z\u00e4hnen haben diese Wale Bartenplatten im Maul, mit denen sie gro\u00dfe Mengen an Beute auf einmal aufnehmen und gleichzeitig Wasser herausfiltern k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Tiere wie die\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/blue-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blauwal<\/a>\u00a0geh\u00f6ren zu dieser Gruppe.<\/span> Obwohl er das gr\u00f6\u00dfte Lebewesen ist, das je existiert hat, ern\u00e4hrt er sich von winziger Beute. Trotz seiner Gr\u00f6\u00dfe und seines Energiebedarfs k\u00f6nnen Blauwale (und andere Bartenwale) monatelang ohne Nahrungsaufnahme \u00fcberleben. Das liegt daran, dass sie riesige Mengen an Energie in Form von Fettreserven speichern k\u00f6nnen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c4hnliche Artikel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ist der Finnwal vom Aussterben bedroht?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pottwal Ern\u00e4hrung<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Die Narben des Pottwals<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/whale-watching-in-azores-when-is-the-best-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hochsaison f\u00fcr Walbeobachtungen auf den Azoren<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wie sieht der Penis eines Wals aus?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merkmale und Geschmack von Walmilch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-toothed-cetacean-diet\">Ern\u00e4hrung der Zahnwale<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Martins | Detailaufnahme eines Pottwals mit ge\u00f6ffnetem Maul an der Oberfl\u00e4che\" class=\"wp-image-23455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafael Martins | Detailaufnahme eines <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pottwal\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"818\">Pottwal<\/a> mit offenem Mund an der Oberfl\u00e4che<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Zahnwale sind Raubtiere, die Z\u00e4hne besitzen und als solche Jagd auf einzelne Beutetiere unterschiedlicher Gr\u00f6\u00dfe machen. Die Tiere dieser Gruppe jagen verschiedene Arten, darunter Fische, Krebstiere, Weichtiere und sogar andere Wale!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pottwale, die gr\u00f6\u00dften Zahnwale der Welt, ern\u00e4hren sich in der Regel von gro\u00dfen Tiefseekalmaren und verschlingen bis zu 750 Kalmare an einem Tag!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kleine und mittelgro\u00dfe Delfinarten wie der Gemeine Delfin oder der Gro\u00dfe T\u00fcmmler ern\u00e4hren sich haupts\u00e4chlich von kleinen Fischschw\u00e4rmen. Die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Delfinart der Welt, der Schwertwal, ist jedoch auch der Spitzenpr\u00e4dator des Ozeans. Orcas sind daf\u00fcr bekannt, dass sie sogar die gr\u00f6\u00dften Tiere jagen: Blauwale!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00f6chten Sie mehr dar\u00fcber erfahren, was Delfine fressen und welche Jagdstrategien sie verfolgen? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/wildlife\/what-do-dolphins-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lesen Sie diesen Artikel!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whales-in-the-azores\">Wale auf den Azoren<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Humpback-Whale-Azores-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mariana Silva | Buckelwale Azoren\" class=\"wp-image-24747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Humpback-Whale-Azores-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Humpback-Whale-Azores-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Humpback-Whale-Azores-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Humpback-Whale-Azores-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mariana Silva | Buckelwale Azoren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mit \u00fcber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26 registrierte Sichtungen von Walen und Delfinen im gesamten Azoren-Archipel<\/a>, Daher ist es nur nat\u00fcrlich, dass diese Inseln als Hotspots f\u00fcr die Walbeobachtung bekannt sind. Aufgrund ihres vulkanischen Ursprungs und ihrer geografischen Lage sind die Azoren die perfekte Heimat f\u00fcr viele Arten und in der richtigen Jahreszeit auch der ideale Ort f\u00fcr zahlreiche andere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der \u00f6rtliche Beutetierreichtum beg\u00fcnstigt die ganzj\u00e4hrige Anwesenheit von riesigen Raubtieren wie Pottwalen und verschiedenen Delfinarten. Da die Inselgruppe mitten im Atlantischen Ozean liegt und \u00fcber g\u00fcnstige bathymetrische Bedingungen verf\u00fcgt, zieht sie auch zahlreiche andere Besucher an, darunter die gr\u00f6\u00dften Bartenwale der Welt, wie Finn- und Blauwale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>M\u00f6chten Sie wissen, wann die beste Zeit zum Whale Watching ist?<\/strong><br><br>Werfen Sie einen Blick auf unser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walbeobachtungskalender<\/a> und planen Sie Ihr n\u00e4chstes Abenteuer! Verpassen Sie nicht die Chance, diese majest\u00e4tischen Kreaturen in den Gew\u00e4ssern der Azoren zu sehen. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Schlussfolgerung<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zusammenfassend l\u00e4sst sich sagen, dass die Antwort auf die urspr\u00fcngliche Frage ein klares JA ist! Futurismo l\u00e4dt Sie ein, die Chance zu ergreifen und mit eigenen Augen zu sehen, wie sich diese Meeress\u00e4uger von anderen Tieren ern\u00e4hren. Denn im Grunde genommen sind alle Wale und Delfine Fleischfresser!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-ponta-delgada-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bibliographical-references\">Bibliographische Referenzen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carwardine, M. (2019). <em>Handbuch der Wale, Delphine und Schweinswale<\/em>. Bloomsbury Publishing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geisler, J. H., &amp; Theodor, J. M. (2009). Hippopotamus und Wal-Phylogenie. <em>Natur<\/em>, <em>458<\/em>(7236), E1-E4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glaeser, S. P., Silva, L. M., Prieto, R., Silva, M. A., Franco, A., K\u00e4mpfer, P., ... &amp; Eisenberg, T. (2022). Ein vorl\u00e4ufiger Vergleich der f\u00e4kalen Mikrobiome von freilebenden gro\u00dfen Bartenwalen (Balaenoptera musculus, B. physalus, B. borealis) und Zahnwalen (Physeter macrocephalus). <em>Mikrobielle \u00d6kologie<\/em>, <em>83<\/em>(1), 18-33.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanders, J. G., Beichman, A. C., Roman, J., Scott, J. J., Emerson, D., McCarthy, J. J., &amp; Girguis, P. R. (2015). Bartenwale beherbergen ein einzigartiges Darmmikrobiom, das Merkmale sowohl mit Fleisch- als auch mit Pflanzenfressern teilt. <em>Naturkommunikationen<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>(1), 1-8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marx, F. G., Lambert, O., &amp; Uhen, M. D. (2016). <em>Pal\u00e4obiologie der Wale und Delfine<\/em>. John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spaulding, M., O'Leary, M. A., &amp; Gatesy, J. (2009). Die Verwandtschaft der Cetacea (Artiodactyla) unter den S\u00e4ugetieren: Eine verst\u00e4rkte Beprobung der Taxa ver\u00e4ndert die Interpretationen von Schl\u00fcsselfossilien und die Entwicklung von Merkmalen. <em>Plos eins<\/em>, <em>4<\/em>(9), e7062.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, whales are carnivores. Whales belong to the order cetacean, which is divided into two suborders: toothed cetaceans and baleen cetaceans, although this taxonomic classification is still under review. This order shares a common ancestor with hippos, which belong to the order artiodactyl (even-toed ungulates). 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