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Walrus Attacks, Windships, Wild Oysters, and More! Weekly Salvage: September 30, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019October 13, 2019 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

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Pacifist fighting fish and entangled right whales: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, December 4th 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Watch this manta ray in footage from Blue Planet 2!

    From Blue Planet 2
  • Follow Dr. Douglas Rasher, a marine ecologist, on twitter! (And read my interview with him for Gizmodo’s Earther here)
  • Sea lions have unique whiskers that help them catch even the fastest fish. By Robyn Grant, for the Conversation.

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Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)

Posted on November 16, 2010November 6, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 10 Comments on Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)
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Chapter 32 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Cetology Let this be the book of the whale, chronicle of tortured naturalists. For who could fathom those … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)” »

Sailing Tips – avoid breaching Right Whales

Posted on July 23, 2010July 23, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Yes, I would call this a FAILboat. Hat  tip – about 20 people who e-mailed this to me.

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