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"Awwww ... How Cute!" Baby Orca Spotted with Plastic Trash Bag in Its Mouth
LiveScience ^
| August 01, 2013
| Megan Gannon,
Posted on 08/01/2013 8:12:39 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Orca Spotted with Plastic Bag in Mouth
Researchers snapped a picture of a baby killer whale in the Pacific Northwest holding a plastic bag in its mouth, just the latest example of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Last month, scientists from the Center for Whale Research monitoring orcas in the Salish Sea say they spotted a calf playing with what at first looked like a small scrap of blubber. When the baby whale dropped the item from its mouth, they realized it was actually a plastic bag.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: blubber; cleaningtheocean; environment; greenagenda; killerwhale; orca; pavethewhales; plastic; plasticbag; plastictrashbags; sonofblubber; whales
Let's not over react now ... this baby orca was merely trying to imitate Bubbles the Whale at the nearby marine park. This balloon blowing baby orca has a great future at Sea World performing shows while also living the life of Riley by being provided the very best seafood smörgåsbord and veterinary care in the world.
If this Sea World scenario doesn't work out, then there is always option #2.
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posted on
08/01/2013 8:13:41 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Awwww so cute! Can we eat him?
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posted on
08/01/2013 8:13:58 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: DogByte6RER
Some animals like plastic. I have cats who eat plastic. Pica? So I try to keep plastic away from the bag eater.
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posted on
08/01/2013 8:16:05 PM PDT
by
Bronzy
To: DogByte6RER
Ok, I am just not getting it. Where is this alleged plastic bag?
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posted on
08/01/2013 8:38:06 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Stand or die)
To: DogByte6RER
“It’s a toy. What can I say? Like ‘Johnny Switchblade’ or ‘Bag o’ glass’, the big fish love playin’ wit plastic. OK?”
Irwin Mainway
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posted on
08/01/2013 8:54:00 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: svcw
Where is this alleged plastic bag? If you magnify the image you can see the bag covering the front of the lower jaw.
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posted on
08/01/2013 10:50:41 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: tumblindice
Irwin Mainway Everyone's favorite capitalist pig.
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posted on
08/01/2013 10:52:16 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: svcw
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posted on
08/02/2013 5:17:21 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: DogByte6RER
All the garbage from Japan’s Tsunami should be a major playground!
To: TChad
Maybe he got sunburned and is peeling...
To: DogByte6RER
What, kid whales don’t have chores too and take out the trash every now and then?
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