Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: needmorePaine

Heard that they are called pilot whales because the entire pod follows a leader, or pilot. If the leader suffers an inner ear infection that throws his sense of direction off, then he runs aground & the others mindlessly follow.


15 posted on 02/13/2015 7:52:57 AM PST by elcid1970 ("I: am a radicalized infidel.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]


To: elcid1970
Heard that they are called pilot whales because the entire pod follows a leader, or pilot. If the leader suffers an inner ear infection that throws his sense of direction off, then he runs aground & the others mindlessly follow.

Interesting. Get those pilot whales some ear tubes.
19 posted on 02/13/2015 7:54:59 AM PST by needmorePaine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]

To: elcid1970
If the leader suffers an inner ear infection...

He should stay out of the pool for at least a week.

30 posted on 02/13/2015 8:02:36 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]

To: elcid1970

the same thing happened to the ships in my last post, follow the leader...


37 posted on 02/13/2015 9:34:36 AM PST by GeronL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson