Humpback whales are forming super-groups
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grahar64 today at 3:08 AM
There must have been so much unseen behavior when there were millions more whales in the ocean. Here's hoping that we can see more
crumby today at 12:31 PM
Super Groups usually don't turn out as good as they sound like they should. One or two good songs over the course of multiple albums at best.
swframe2 today at 1:38 AM
I hope we create whalegemma (similar to dolphingemma) so we can explain to them how to co-exist better with humans (e.g. avoid this area during their whale hunting season, travel to this area if you get sick or tangled in rope).
tclancy today at 2:46 AM
It’s going to be prog rock, isn’t it?
rbanffy today at 12:04 PM
It was in the heat of the moment.
Sorry. I couldn’t resist.
For the uninitiated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_progressive_rock_super...
ourmandave today at 10:57 AM
Alright, who pissed off Aquaman this time?
astrocat today at 2:06 AM
holy units batman
> Bursting from their enormous lungs at over 300mph (483km/h), a humpback whale's blow can rise up to 7m (23ft) into the air.
Pick a lane BBC.
But this is great news. Also the fact that whales "transport huge amounts of nutrients across the globe" (linking to [1]) is fascinating. The role of whales in sucking up critters in one place and pooping them out elsewhere being a fundamental dynamic that drives global ocean ecosystems... just chefs kiss
[1] https://www.nature.com/research-intelligence/nri-topic-summa...)
dotspec today at 3:57 AM
It's the Entmoot of the sea.
shevy-java today at 7:45 AM
They may gather up for a protest. See the whale north of Germany who seems unable to swim away.
kunley today at 7:01 AM
They are going to save us from that XXIII century probe, right
bitwize today at 2:54 AM
Perhaps they're forming a delegation to decide what to answer to that thing coming from space? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV%3A_The_Voyage_Hom...
oomuinio today at 2:12 AM
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starkeeper today at 6:43 AM
Hopefully they are building an army to conquer the planet.