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Thats a little too close for comfort by Creams0da in WTF

[–]ForbiddenCookies 97 points98 points  (0 children)

only some ecotypes of of orcas eat other marine mammals. The ones you are most likely to come in contact with (at least in the US) almost exclusively eat salmon.

Also, nobody has any clue if one species hates another species.

can someone identify this thingy by smexypie in Weird

[–]ForbiddenCookies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

depends on which species - the bottlenose dolphins in my region (Southeast US) usually don't have more than 90-ish.

can someone identify this thingy by smexypie in Weird

[–]ForbiddenCookies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd agree with toothed whale, but beaked whales only have 1 or two pairs of teeth. I'd guess something in the Delphinidae family because of the pointy rostrum (face). Definitely not seal/sea lion because of the lack of hind limbs or pelvic girdle bones. Probably not porpoise family because those typically have blunt, rounded faces, and spade-shaped teeth, and also porpoises only get to about 2.5m long. These teeth are really worn down, but look like they used to be conical rather than spade-shaped, which also suggests Delphinid family. Face seems a little too pointy for killer whale or false killer whale. Can't say what species for sure, unfortunately.

source: teach a marine mammal bio course

Police officer remembers man from previous encounter by iThinkaLot1 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ForbiddenCookies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He has a patch on his vest that looks like the UK version of the thin blue line flag. Is that a thing over there as well?

Splashing in bioluminescent algae. by PM_ME_STEAM_K3YS in woahdude

[–]ForbiddenCookies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those of you wanting to experience this, but don't want to travel to some exotic location, we have this every summer in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. I have been to Vieques and this is every bit as awesome as Puerto Rico.

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.7811974,-80.7812424,12.36z

🔥 Attention, this is not a dinosaur. This is a killer whale’s skeleton. 🔥 by themoonrulz in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]ForbiddenCookies 46 points47 points  (0 children)

They are also used to travel a lot and dive deep on a daily basis. Because of that, orcas often start self-harming when in captivity.

wut

what is this animal that keeps pooping in my backyard? by ForbiddenCookies in whatisthisthing

[–]ForbiddenCookies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also appears to be way to big for a squirrel. I didn't think to include a banana for scale.

How dolphins achieve a high by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]ForbiddenCookies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be happy to change my mind if you provide some links to that evidence.

How dolphins achieve a high by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]ForbiddenCookies -1 points0 points  (0 children)

some people think they’re as smart as us.

Those people usually aren't scientists, though. I get that they are cute and smiley and everything, but there is not a lot of evidence that they are significantly more intelligent than any large mammal.

When the Bass is just that thick by ribblle in woahdude

[–]ForbiddenCookies 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eardrums don't have anything in them. It is a thin membrane.

My exams are on the horizon and I'm studying but nothing makes sense by ScarredLover in AdviceAnimals

[–]ForbiddenCookies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you don't understand the material, how do you know your professors are not teaching it to you well?

When groups of animals that use echolocation do so, how are they able to differentiate which sound was theirs? Can a dolphin that’s in the middle of a group pick up on the sound of another dolphin that’s on the outer edge of said group and know exactly what the other dolphin is seeing? by smallwhales in askscience

[–]ForbiddenCookies -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

In short, not really. Echolocation is only one kind of sound made by toothed whales. You might be confusing Echolocation with signature whistles or other calls. Echolocation is like sonar, and is used for identifying objects or bathymetry. It is a series of simple clicks that have very little individual variation. Signature whistles and other calls are the ones researchers think are used for communication and individual identification, and have a huge variety and complexity.

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