Humpback whales are forming super-groups

(bbc.com)

62 points | by andsoitis 3 days ago

7 comments

  • grahar64 2 hours ago
    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
    • sidewndr46 1 hour ago
      Given the current trajectory of whale populations, 'we' probably won't be seeing that. Maybe in many generations of humans.
      • cortesoft 1 hour ago
        Well, the population growth probably isn't linear, so maybe?
        • mulnz 1 hour ago
          Warming will kill off most of the systems these animals depend on within 30 years.
          • ilt 27 minutes ago
            And will give way to many which thrive or evolve to thrive in hotter climates?
  • swframe2 3 hours ago
    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 2 hours ago
    It’s going to be prog rock, isn’t it?
    • parpfish 2 hours ago
      no, i think they're just going to start a podcast.
      • tclancy 2 hours ago
        Yes officer, this one right here.
  • astrocat 3 hours ago
    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...)

    • tom_ 2 hours ago
      I think the BBC policy is to provide every measurement in both types of unit.
      • gamerslexus 2 hours ago
        Ordering is inconsistent.
        • CarVac 1 hour ago
          They use MPH in the UK.
          • aaronbrethorst 1 hour ago
            Their hours are pegged to the hogshead, and are about 3 seconds shorter than American hours.
  • dotspec 1 hour ago
    It's the Entmoot of the sea.
  • bitwize 2 hours ago
    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...
    • dhosek 2 hours ago
      So long and thanks for all the fish, perhaps.
  • oomuinio 3 hours ago
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