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Humpback whales increasing in New York City waters
BBC ^
| 10 December 2014
Posted on 12/10/2014 2:01:42 PM PST by Gamecock
Whale-watchers have spotted the species in the Atlantic within a mile of the Rockaway peninsula, part of New York's borough of Queens.
This year alone, 106 humpbacks have been spotted - and experts say there are at least 19 different kinds.
Naturalists are questioning why these much-loved creatures have chosen to return to the city's shores, after whaling killed off many pods in the past.
Mr Rosenbaum said the increase could be due to a basic shift in the whales' habits rather than a spike in population.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:01:42 PM PST
by
Gamecock
Mr Rosenbaum said the increase could be due to a basic shift in the whales' habits rather than a spike in population. Or, just maybe, there is a spike in population.
Whatever the case, Bush certainly won't be blamed for something good happening.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:02:51 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
To: Gamecock
But let’s be real...They’re not hunted so their population has increased. Duh...
To: Larry Lucido; F15Eagle
With a spike in the NY whale population they are going to need some more Marine Biologists to avoid tragedies like this:
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:04:12 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
To: Gamecock
They’re preparing for an attack!
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:06:42 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
To: Gamecock
Arctic Steak will soon be on the menu in NYC
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:07:14 PM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Gamecock
Same reason as everything else: Globull Varming.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:07:38 PM PST
by
InterceptPoint
(Remember Mississippi)
To: Sacajaweau
But if that is the case it takes away the entire premise of
Star Trek IV; The Voyage Home
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:07:49 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
To: Gamecock
Somehow I think it has something to do with “white privilege”.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:08:04 PM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:08:23 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Gamecock
Mr Rosenbaum said the increase could be due to a basic shift in the whales' habits rather than a spike in population. Maybe they are more comfortable catching a Broadway show and dinner in Time Square now that the sea lanes have been cleaned up.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:10:16 PM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: TigersEye
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:10:20 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:13:46 PM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: Gamecock
Another Lena Dunham article?
To: Gamecock
Is there a podcast of this?
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:14:22 PM PST
by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet stays on the internet.)
To: Gamecock
Must be Hillary and her friends have been skinny-dipping again off Chappaqua.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:14:24 PM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: GeronL
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:16:04 PM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mass55th
Well, we know who it's not.
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:17:14 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a preacher of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Army officer.)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:17:22 PM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Gamecock
Scotty: “captain, there be whales here!”
CC
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posted on
12/10/2014 2:17:40 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(Tagline Constructon zone- low humor ahead)
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