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Topic: Starfish are evolving

Anonymous A started this discussion 1 week ago #134,082

They have invented technology

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 1 week ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #1,428,565

Patrick star uploaded his brain to a computer

Now he is immortal and humanity must suffer underneath his regime forever

the blackest black guy ever joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 7 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,428,613

God is dead, God remains dead and we have killed him. How shall we console ourselves? The murderers of all murderers! The holiest and mightiest the world has ever known has bled to death under our knife. Who will wipe the blood from us? With what great works must we redeem ourselves?

(Edited 39 seconds later.)

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 16 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,428,674

When you wish upon a star

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,428,683

@1,428,613 (the blackest black guy ever)
Isn't that kind of a weak God if they were killed by mortals? Unless it was a suicide. In which case, I'm sorry your followers were so shit. Now, can we have more pictures of starfish?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,428,684

@previous (D)

> Isn't that kind of a weak God if they were killed by mortals?

Carlie Kirk

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 2 days later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,429,019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2dPT24PI0o


Orcas Attacked Another Orca... And Solved A Decades Long Mystery

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A rare case of killer whales preying on other orcas might have answered one of the oldest and most puzzling mysteries about orca behavior. A mystery that has stumped marine biologists for decades.

00:00 - 01:49 Orca VS Killer Whale
01:49 - 02:56 Antarctic Orcas
02:56 - 05:31 Orcas of the Pacific Northwest
05:31 - 07:47 Bigg’s Orcas VS Resident Killer Whales
07:47 - 09:53 Do Orcas Stay With Their Moms For Life?
09:53 - 11:10 Whale Gang Wars
11:10 - 12:28 Type B1 Orcas

For a long time, marine biologists focused on why the Bigg’s orcas lived in small, fluid groups. It was originally believed to be due to the killer whales
diet of marine mammals. This requires the orcas to hunt in silent, coordinated attacks and smaller party sizes reduces the likelihood of getting caught. The discovery of the severed dorsal fins and evidence of cannibalism has some researchers questioning this approach. Maybe instead of wondering why the Bigg’s orcas travel in small pods, the question we should have been asking is why do the Resident orcas stay with their mom’s for life? Especially since “resident killer whales exhibit a unique social system unlike that of any other mammal.”

Resident orca pod structure doesn’t have anything to do with their preferred prey. Resident killer whales don’t hunt cooperatively. They hunt individually. There are also significant drawbacks to having offspring stay with their mothers for their entire lives. But there is one major advantage to living in a large group of close relatives. Animals are more likely to defend their relatives, especially their offspring. “High relatedness within these groups likely promotes mutual defense, with individuals more inclined to protect one another due to kin selection.”

If Bigg’s killer whales occasionally prey on resident orcas, or if they preyed on them in their evolutionary past, then an anti-predator defense could explain why the resident orcas evolved such a unique social structure. Bigg’s preying on resident killer whales could also explain why the residents have been observed initiating the aggressive interactions. This is known as mobbing behavior and it’s common throughout the animal kingdom, especially in birds.

Southern Resident Killer Whale Mother With New Calf
Sea Doc Society, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and NOAA Fisheries
Taken under permit 21348

Photogrammetry research on Southern Resident Orcas
NOAA Fisheries & Vancouver Aquarium
Taken under DFO research permit MML18 and Transport Canada flight authorization

DTAG research on Southern Resident Killer Whale
NOAA Fisheries taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit 16163

Southern Resident Orca J50 Feeding Trials
Filmed under NMFS research permit 18786

Winter 2015 Orca Research
NOAA Fisheries Filmed under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit 16163

Southern Resident Orca J50 Antibiotic Injection Preparation
NOAA Fisheries Filmed under NMFS research permit 21368
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