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Weapon Found in Whale Dated From the 1800s
LABarr writes "AP and CNN are carrying a story that has forced scientists to re-evaluate the longevity of mammals. A bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt over a century ago. 'Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3½-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. The bomb lance fragment, lodged in a bone between the whale's neck and shoulder blade, was likely manufactured in New Bedford, on the southeast coast of Massachusetts, a major whaling center at that time. It was probably shot at the whale from a heavy shoulder gun around 1890.' "
Captain Ahab ALWAYS gets his whale... Eventually.
Nothing proves that man is who rules the Earth like taking animals that are 130 years old, killing them, and then hacking them up with a chainsaw. Keep showin' them animals who's boss, oh brave hunters.
YOU'RE NEXT, TURTLES
Whales live indefinitely, and their master race 'swims' the universe in large cylinders. Everyone has known this since the historical documents were released in 1986.
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When reached for additional comment the scientists replied "Hey, I call 'em like I see 'em. I'm a whale biologist."
It probably felt just fine. I imagine being cut up by chainsaw recently felt much worse.
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Every time it would rain, the poor whale can be heard for miles singing the complaining song of old whales. Roughly translated from whale song as he was talking to younger whales, "Aye! My neck is killing me! Years ago, some son of a bitch human shot me right in me neck! Yarrr. It 'urts every time a storm is ah brew'n. Yarrr. Take note young'ns"
I prefer Flambe as apposed flamebait.
How did it taste?
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People have been assholes for a long time!
I got hit by a 1957 Chevy, therefore I must be at least 50 years old.
word.
I suppose that species can come and go. ... it will happen no matter what we do.
I agree, I bet new species pop up all the time. Heck, just this morning I bet a couple of new species of whales were created! Yeah, it will happen no matter what we do....even though we are the ones doing it. Makes sense.
Lets start a club where we try not to cloud these issues with facts and logic. We can call it the Patriot Freedom Club. We can have cookies, and chocolate milk, and talk about how much global warming is beyond our control. Then we can get in our SUV's and go run over baby tortoises as they scramble for the ocean! Die little bastards, die!
Sorry, long day.
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See what this damn 8bit limitation does to our ecology! Won't someone think of the Intuit?!
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