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grahar64about 1 hour ago
There must have been so much unseen behavior when there were millions more whales in the ocean. Here's hoping that we can see more
sidewndr4635 minutes ago
Given the current trajectory of whale populations, 'we' probably won't be seeing that. Maybe in many generations of humans.
cortesoft10 minutes ago
Well, the population growth probably isn't linear, so maybe?
swframe2about 3 hours ago
I hope we create whalegemma (similar to dolphingemma) so we can explain to them how to co-exist better with humans (e.g. avoid this area during their whale hunting season, travel to this area if you get sick or tangled in rope).
zyxin40 minutes ago
There is a group that is attempting to communicate with whales by training a transformer based model on whale sounds.

https://www.projectceti.org/

tclancyabout 2 hours ago
It’s going to be prog rock, isn’t it?
parpfishabout 2 hours ago
no, i think they're just going to start a podcast.
tclancyabout 1 hour ago
Yes officer, this one right here.
dotspec28 minutes ago
It's the Entmoot of the sea.
astrocatabout 2 hours ago
holy units batman

> Bursting from their enormous lungs at over 300mph (483km/h), a humpback whale's blow can rise up to 7m (23ft) into the air.

Pick a lane BBC.

But this is great news. Also the fact that whales "transport huge amounts of nutrients across the globe" (linking to [1]) is fascinating. The role of whales in sucking up critters in one place and pooping them out elsewhere being a fundamental dynamic that drives global ocean ecosystems... just chefs kiss

[1] https://www.nature.com/research-intelligence/nri-topic-summa...)

tom_about 1 hour ago
I think the BBC policy is to provide every measurement in both types of unit.
gamerslexusabout 1 hour ago
Ordering is inconsistent.
CarVacabout 1 hour ago
They use MPH in the UK.
bitwizeabout 2 hours ago
Perhaps they're forming a delegation to decide what to answer to that thing coming from space? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV%3A_The_Voyage_Hom...
dhosekabout 1 hour ago
So long and thanks for all the fish, perhaps.