Unfortunate Whale Speared by Cruise Ship

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wow, now the whale lovers will be trying to stop Cruises to canada
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http://tinyurl.com/3sud2

wow, now the whale lovers will be trying to stop Cruises to canada
"RichC" wrote in message
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http://tinyurl.com/3sud2

It isn't clear if the whale was dead before the incident or
not. It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.


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It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.

Was/is there a study, controlled or otherwise to see if animals do this?

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"Heather" wrote in message
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It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.

Was/is there a study, controlled or otherwise to see if animals do this?


ROTFL! How does one convince an animal to commit suicide?

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 05:05:57 -0400, *bicker*
wrote:

It isn't clear if the whale was dead before the incident or
not. It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.

Maybe it was depressed.

Seriously, there's about two whale strikes a year, mostly cargo
vessels. Most of the reports I've seen say that the whale was
apparently dead before it was hit. Not sure how they determine this.
Question the pod for witnesses?

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"Howie Feltersnatch" ' wrote in message
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"Heather" wrote in message
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It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.

Was/is there a study, controlled or otherwise to see if animals do this?


ROTFL! How does one convince an animal to commit suicide?

Most smaller whales are pod animals--where the leader goes they all go, even
if it's into the shallows. But this was a fin whale, which doesn't pod.

"Howie Feltersnatch" ' wrote in message
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"Heather" wrote in message
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It is very rare for animals to suicide themselves, at
least not without good reason.

Was/is there a study, controlled or otherwise to see if animals do this?


ROTFL! How does one convince an animal to commit suicide?

Most smaller whales are pod animals--where the leader goes they all go, even
if it's into the shallows. But this was a fin whale, which doesn't pod.

Whales 'sleep' by shutting off one half of their brain at a time. Hence
when they 'doze' they often float on the surface, only for short
periods, but it does leave them susceptible to being hit by ships.

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