I like posts like this. I am both entertained and informed!
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Why is that guy so annoyed, though?
A person being passionate about something is a good thing!
41 0 ReplyMaybe he just knows about the 'Just so' fallacy and he's suspicious of even good-faith science communication being presented as narrative? I know I have that problem sometimes.
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She sounds perfect. I like people with a passion for science.
31 0 ReplyWould this mean that the coming Age of Fire will result in smaller whales as global warming screws with the krill spawn rates?
12 0 ReplyMini-whales, with micro-plastic infused baleen and a high calcium diet to help alleviate the effects of the acidic and irradiated seawater
10 0 ReplyToo bad we already killed off the vaquitas.
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So are blue whales no more than 100,000 years old?
12 0 ReplyWhales are surprisingly new.
12 0 ReplyLooked it up, 1.5 million years
9 0 ReplyIt makes sense when you consider they had to leave the sea only to return to it again later.
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But is there still enough krill for the blue whales?
9 0 ReplyPrevent predation? Seems like the orcas didn't get the memo.
5 0 ReplyAt least orcas don't do to whales what they do to sharks - eat their liver and leave them to die in agony.
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Oh, this is cool!!!
4 0 ReplyForgive my ignorance on this, but why don't whales have obesity problems due to consuming so much krill?
3 0 ReplyOh they got fat i.e. blubber but the water's cold and they're always swimming. Krill aren't fatty enough that you'd run into high fat/sugar diet problems.
9 0 ReplySome marketing executive: "Sugared Krill! Yes!"
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I don't think any wild animals other than humans have obesity problems
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*smiles*
*nods*
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