Nature Releases New Model of Whale

Chromodromic writes "Yahoo! is running a story about Japanese scientists who say they have identified a new species of whale. The animal is a type of baleen, the family of whales that strain tiny plankton and other food from seawater. Apparently the discovery was made through the DNA analysis of nine already dead specimens. Expected follow-up: 'Japanese scientists announce extinction of newly discovered whale.'"

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Recent program shows odd trouble for whalers

[SmallFurryCreature]

I think it was the bbc but it showed a program about japan and the whaling industry. The japanese are hanging on to it by all their might. Why? Because the japanese consumers wants to eat whalemeat? Hardly. In fact the japanese consumers DOESN'T want to eat whalemeat. It is in such low demand that they have set up a subsidised fast foot restaurant to try to get people to eat heavily subisdised meat.

It seems more of a pride issue. The more the rest of the world says they should stop the more the old guard in japan, the same ones who see nothing wrong with japans war crimes, insist on keeping whaling alive.