Friday, May 26, 2017

That's a big fish, and there's about to be a big stink. Where are California's grizzly bears when you need them?


Scientists from the Marin Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences identified the whale as a sub-adult female. The scientists will return Saturday to perform a full necropsy, having taken preliminary skin tissue and blubber samples Friday morning.
Fluke markings on the carcass helped scientists identify the cetacean in the Cascadia Research database. This particular creature was first spotted off the coast of California in 1999 and has been seen at least 11 times since then. 

So, does it have a name, like Sylvia, or Hortense, or is it just some cold scientific deal like Whale A-79?
According to the Marine Mammal Center, about 2,800 blue whales live off the California Coast and are visible in the summer and fall. In 42 years, the center has responded to eight cases of washed-up blue whales, including a 65-foot blue whale that appeared on Daly City's Westmoor Beach in October.

7 comments:

  1. When I saw the photo, my mind went immediately to the name Rosie O'Donnell - maybe she was trying to make her way into Canadian waters when things went to pot for her.

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  2. Blow it up!

    https://youtu.be/y6lTSxJvR4w

    ~Bogdaddy

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  3. It's not a fish.---Ray

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    1. You know, when I typed that heading, I paused and told myself, "This is the internet - someone will tell you a whale isn't a fish..." but I typed it anyway.

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  4. You're right, there's about to be a big stink....

    Still, ever been to Bolinas? It'll take awhile for the olfactory insults to register, I betcha.

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    1. No, the locals tear the signs down as fast as the county puts them up to keep outsiders from finding the little place, but I've been all around the surrounding country.

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  5. Is that a suicide note?
    And does Cankles have an alibi?

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