Even ScoMo would be proud. Escaped in a cloud of diarrhea
Like a squid, butt different.
Sperm whales drop 'bubble of poo' off WA to prevent orca attack in rarely recorded encounter
Submitted 7 months ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to australia@aussie.zone
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/sperm-whales-survive-surprise-orca-attack/103609696
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Omgarm@lemmy.world 7 months ago
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well, it’s made of squid.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 7 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Sperm whales off Western Australia’s southern coast have successfully defended themselves from an attack by a pod of orca by defecating at will, creating a “cloud of diarrhoea”.
The rare defence mechanism thwarted the likely fatal attack at the Bremer Canyon — a marine life hotspot about 50 kilometres off the coast between Albany and Hopetoun — on Tuesday.
Marine biologist Jennah Tucker, who works on board Naturaliste Charters tour boat, witnessed the incident.
“And everything kind of went quiet and there was very solemn sort of mood on the deck of the boat because we thought they’d potentially taken out a calf, as one of the sperm whales did look significantly smaller than the others,” Ms Tucker said.
Tourists and scientists flock to the area to witness orcas, often in pods of more than 50, hunt animals including a first ever recorded blue whale attack.
This attempt comes as observers in Bremer Bay report they have witnessed the most orca predations for this March than any other March— six in the past two weeks, nine for the month.
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gregorum@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Lol, eww. My cat does this whenever it try to put him into a carrier.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Is your cat a 40-ton ocean dweller?
thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Aren’t all cats?
x4740N@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I WAS EXPECTING A VIDEO OR AT LEAST A PICTURE SHOWING WHAT THE HEADLINE CLAIMS
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Images of sperm whales pooping and sperm whale poop.
[Videos of sperm whales pooping or sperm whale poop] unverified (www.google.com/search?q=sperm+whale+poop&source=l…).
Can you marked your issue as [Solved] as per the forum rules. Thanks.
thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I came for the whale poop content but stayed for the get-rich-quick schemes
eltrain123@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s a lot of boo boo.