thebajarunner
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Stunning discovery on gray whale feeding habits
Wow!! I thought I had heard it all
Been chasing, studying and watching these big dudes for a lot of years.
And have been reading the concerns of those who are observing thin and emaciated whales.
This is all new, and pretty exciting IMO
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gray-whales-learn-...
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How interesting. Now, if we could get them to eat some of the overpopulated seals that decimate salmon and steelhead migrations, we'd really have a
win-win situation.
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Simply astounding!
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Interesting.
This ability of gray whales to learn new tricks and adapt to man’s destruction of the environments, makes me think it would be possible to feed them
purina dog chow, or even most anything off the McDonald’s dollar menu.
Also, Whale watching would be more entertaining if the whales came up to the boat to beg for Shrimp burritos!
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Animals never cease to amaze me, just shows how little we know. Thanks for sharing.
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Hopefully polar bears will come up with a strategy as well and avoid extinction. Perhaps some already have.
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The Gray Whales have been doing that at the North end of Denman Island, BC for over 30 years. So not really a new feeding technique. It is amazing
to watch them work the sandy beaches stirring up the bottom and circling back to feed.
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They may be cross-breeding with Grizzly and/or Alaskan browns (Kodiaks ?).
They are doomed if ice continues to melt at this rate.
Churchill, Manitoba is the closest viewing location....take the train for an adventure.
Don't believe everything you think....
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Quote: Originally posted by motoged  | [rquote=1206304&tid=95692&author=
Churchill, Manitoba is the closest viewing location....take the train for an adventure. |
I just looked into that trip and it looks spectacular. Maybe this fall.
I don't mean to hijack this thread but do you have any suggestions on which outfit to hook up with?
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we grow old because we stop playing
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Skipjack Joe
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What amazes me is how many ghost shrimps does it take to feed a grey whale? You wouldn't think there are enough. Scammons Lagoon is loaded with ghost
shrimps. They might be feeding there as well.
I once ate a ghost shrimp.
[Edited on 2-17-2021 by Skipjack Joe]
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