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Kat - Feb 07, 2005 12:16:35 pm PST #4677 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Thanks, Kristin.

It was so cool to hear the whales. We also did a whale watch the afternoon we dove (thus freeing us up to drive up to Haleakala the next day). We saw a calf playing, learning how to breech, spy hop, head slap. you name it. The boat had a hydrophone that they dropped into the water so you could hear the whales while on board. It was obviously much clearer than when we were diving. But so very cool.

Little known whale song facts: All whales who are sinigng in a given location, sing the same tune. The song changes as they vary the song little by little and all the other whales then follow or they understand to shift the song. this is cool enough on it's own.

The song in Lahaina, though, is identical to the song in Japan and the song in Baja. And the song shifts at the same time.

Gudanov - Feb 07, 2005 12:16:43 pm PST #4678 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

I'm a physics degree person too.

Kat - Feb 07, 2005 12:17:14 pm PST #4679 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

a weird collection of very specific utilities that only people in a certain field care about

sarameg, you forgot to mention that you are also cute and fluffy.

Scrappy - Feb 07, 2005 12:18:27 pm PST #4680 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

The song in Lahaina, though, is identical to the song in Japan and the song in Baja. And the song shifts at the same time.

It makes me very happy to know this. It is of the coolness.

sarameg - Feb 07, 2005 12:20:03 pm PST #4681 of 10002

Not cute!

And my hair is kinda flat today.....

Sparky1 - Feb 07, 2005 12:22:45 pm PST #4682 of 10002
Librarian Warlord

I went up to SF with Alibelle this weekend to have dinner with G&J

Ahem! I may be lurky this month, but I'm still here!

Kat - Feb 07, 2005 12:23:50 pm PST #4683 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

It is. It's one of those unexplained mysteries, like how humpbacks mate or how they give birth (neither of which have been observed). And how long they live. estimates used to be that the lived about 40-60, but now evidence seems to support that some whales that are closely related (bowfin) live to well over 100 and possibly 200 or more years.

If any of this is wrong, it's second hand from the naturalist on the boat.

Kat - Feb 07, 2005 12:24:21 pm PST #4684 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Not cute!

pfft. so cute. get over it.

Betsy HP - Feb 07, 2005 12:32:48 pm PST #4685 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

It's one of those unexplained mysteries, like how humpbacks mate or how they give birth (neither of which have been observed).

Whoo! Medieval people believed the weasel gave birth through the ear. Maybe we can switch that legend over to the whales.

Kat - Feb 07, 2005 12:34:17 pm PST #4686 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Whale ears? Small. Whale babies? the size of a Volkswagon Bug.

OH! But in related info: Whale ears do have amazing ear wax, since it never falls out. It creates a two-toned rings (like a tree ring) that they were originally using to calculate their age, though inaccurately it seems.

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