๐Ÿ‘คwilliamsharris๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ119๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ28

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If you ever get a chance to read Moby Dick, you will both a) read one of the greatest works of American literature and b) learn more about the biology and behavior of whales and the 19th-century whaling industry than you can possibly imagine. Great book.
๐Ÿ‘คkeiferski๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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> The experts claim to easily be able to confirm, based on morphology and acoustics, that the whales are a new species

That's pretty cool. I would have thought that confirming you've seen something that no-one else on the planet has would be a somewhat difficult task. I wonder if there's like a world-recognized central database where this morphology and acoustics data of all species are organized for easy comparison.

> These samples were taken as eDNA - a new, fancy technique in which gallons of the surrounding water is captured and filtered for bits of DNA which can then be cross-checked against the DNA of known species.

Also pretty cool. I didn't expect them to leave so many pieces of themselves in their wake for something like this to be possible.

๐Ÿ‘คjolmg๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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Beaked Whales are fascinating creatures that most people don't even know exist. I'm not even remotely surprised that a new species would be discovered, given the little that humans know about even the more common species' range and behavior. I was lucky enough to see a group of probable beaked whales on a cruise off the Pacific coast several years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaked_whale

๐Ÿ‘คExmoor๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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My sympathies.
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the docker whale
๐Ÿ‘คle_didil๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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Is this due to warming oceans? Sad.
๐Ÿ‘คmrfusion๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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Don't tell the Japanese.
๐Ÿ‘คHenryKissinger๐Ÿ•‘5y๐Ÿ”ผ0๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ0

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This is going to be trotted out as evidence of the plausibility of Bigfoot for generations to come.
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