Whale food chain. They have large reserves of blubber, more so for toothed whales as they are higher up the food chain than baleen whales. Lactating mothers can pass the toxins on to their young. These pollutants can cause gastrointestinal cancers and greater vulnerability to infectious diseases. They can also be poisoned by swallowing litter, such as plastic bags. Advanced military sonar harms whales. Sonar interferes with the basic biological functions of whales—such as feeding and mating—by impacting their ability to echolocate. Whales swim in response to sonar and sometimes experience decompression sickness due to rapid changes in depth. Mass strandings
Greater white-toothed shrew and other small carnivorous mammals such as weasels are the main predators of "C. russula". In order to avoid predation, the greater white-toothed shrews can be found undercover of vegetation or leaf litter when active. Cryptic coloration is also used as an effective method to avoid predation. The greater white-toothed shrews are classified as semi-social mammals. During winter, "C. russula" are found sharing nests and enter torpor. Mated pairs are found guarding their territories together. "C. russula" are highly monogamous and exhibit a female-biased dispersal, which is highly uncommon in mammals. This dispersal pattern can also occur due to infiltration