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New whale species may have been found

  1. Nov 19, 2003 #1

    iansmith

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    http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/11/19/japan.whale.ap/index.html [Broken]

     
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  3. Nov 19, 2003 #2

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    Unbelievable you scooped me!

    I was just going to start a thread on this..
    here is the Nature article:

    Shiro Wada et al.: A newly discovered species of living baleen whale. In: Nature, Vol. 426, p. 278-281 (2003)
     
    Monique, Nov 19, 2003
  4. Nov 19, 2003 #3

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    "Hey look, a new animal we ain't never seen before. Quick, get the harpoon, Lets kill it!"



    Read the quote ||
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    Another God, Nov 19, 2003
  5. Nov 19, 2003 #4

    iansmith

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    I'm suprised Ivan did not scooped me
     
    iansmith, Nov 19, 2003
  6. Nov 21, 2003 #5

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    They kill whales for research?
     
    einsteinian77, Nov 21, 2003
  7. Nov 21, 2003 #6

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    Well, i know that at least some Japanese 'research vessels' do...and since the whales are already dead, they might as well just cut it up into edible little pieces and ship them off to well respected restaurants.

    But they may not be representative of the entire research of the world.
     
    Another God, Nov 21, 2003
  8. Nov 22, 2003 #7

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    It is worse, they kill wales to find out how wales multiply. Not.. if you keep fishing them..
     
    Monique, Nov 22, 2003
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