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Mysterious new orca species likely identified (plus video)
National Geographic ^
| 07 Mar 2019
| Douglas Main
Posted on 03/08/2019 4:07:49 AM PST by blueplum
At the bottom of the world, in some of the roughest seas, live mysterious killer whales that look very different from other orcas.
Now, for the first time, scientists have located and studied these animals in the wild. The orcas are highly likely to be a new species, says Robert Pitman, a researcher with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The scientific team made the finding in January about 60 miles off the coast of Cape Horn, Chile..
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalgeographic.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: 201901; antarctic; antarctica; antorcas; capehorn; chile; cryptobiology; furiousfifties; godsgravesglyphs; killerwhales; mammals; neworca; noaa; orca; orcas; roaringforties; robertpitman; typedorca
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new critter rediscovered - video at link
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posted on
03/08/2019 4:07:49 AM PST
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blueplum
To: blueplum
Cute critters and there are some differences from others, they took DNA samples to see if it’s a new species.
They also advised against petting and feeding them.
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03/08/2019 4:12:08 AM PST
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dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: blueplum
Cute critters and there are some differences from others, they took DNA samples to see if it’s a new species.
They also advised against petting and feeding them.
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03/08/2019 4:12:08 AM PST
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dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: blueplum
This excerpt can’t be from National Geographic. There are four entire sentences without any mention of climate change.
To: blueplum; Chode; Squantos; SkyDancer; snooter55; All
!!! My Long lost Goldfish, I told My Sister he wasnt dead and not to flush him !!!
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03/08/2019 4:14:29 AM PST
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mabarker1
(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
To: blueplum
New? No. Millions of years old, probably. Newly discovered. Sure. Though Not a species. More like a race.
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03/08/2019 4:15:58 AM PST
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Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
To: blueplum
Thats not a new orca species thats Rosie O’Donnell.
To: Vaquero
Those whales are free to identify however they wish! /s
To: blueplum
Oh noes! SUVpocentric Global Warming is now causing Instinction Events.
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03/08/2019 4:43:18 AM PST
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Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
To: Vaquero
And of we wait a million billion more years, then boom, its a man. I cannot figure out why there is anything but man, in fact.
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03/08/2019 4:47:09 AM PST
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momincombatboots
(Do you know anyone who isnÂ’t a socialist after 65? Freedom exchanged for cash and control.)
To: blueplum
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03/08/2019 4:47:17 AM PST
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Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
To: Slyfox
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03/08/2019 4:53:42 AM PST
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Fresh Wind
(Trump: "America will never be a socialist country!")
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
03/08/2019 4:59:04 AM PST
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Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
To: equaviator
Those whales are free to identify however they wish! /s But
but how would they reproduce??? They would be destined for extinction like the Mastobaterdon.
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03/08/2019 5:02:17 AM PST
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Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
To: blueplum
I wonder what will float to the top of the oceans when all of the icecaps melt?
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03/08/2019 5:22:00 AM PST
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Vermont Lt
(If we get Medicare for all, will we have to show IDs for service? Why?)
To: Fresh Wind
That is brilliant! Well done.
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03/08/2019 5:51:52 AM PST
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Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: Vaquero
They’re god tells them to go forth and multiply but they can’t do the math because when the females deploy their on-board sonic countermeasures, it causes the males to have a healthy skepticism toward the opposite sex.
To: mabarker1
But it was a very nice funeral ..... standing room only due to limited seating.
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03/08/2019 7:38:44 AM PST
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Squantos
(Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: SunkenCiv
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03/08/2019 10:19:41 AM PST
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fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
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Thanks fieldmarshaldj.
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03/08/2019 11:23:48 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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