Humpback whales are forming super-groups

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grahar64

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

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swframe2

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).

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tclancy

It’s going to be prog rock, isn’t it?

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rbanffy

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

Alright, who pissed off Aquaman this time?

astrocat

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...)

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dotspec

It's the Entmoot of the sea.

shevy-java

They may gather up for a protest. See the whale north of Germany who seems unable to swim away.

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kunley

They are going to save us from that XXIII century probe, right

bitwize

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...

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starkeeper

Hopefully they are building an army to conquer the planet.

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