Humpback Whale in Antartica.

They don't have gills like fish, so they can't breathe underwater and their organs will crush themselves if they are on land, so they can't live on land either. The worst of both worlds.

They are probably in the middle of evolving into a complete fish with gills but for now (which is probably millions of years into the future), a lot of them actually drown everyday which is so unfair since they live in water.

Whale's most distant ancestor which is a wolf-like creature (Pakicetus?) decided to re-enter water in search of whatever it was and ended up here today. This is either the example of unluckiest share of food across the planet at that time, forcing whales to look into the water for all their food or a big example of curiosity without any thought put into it.

Picture taken during trip to Antartica

https://youtu.be/KfqccX7W0nc?si=KduL4FMJn4hZqRHX

frankly, I don’t know where to post this, but I really wanted to know if I wasn’t the only one. I saw born to be free(2016) years ago, and it was absolutely devastating. I actually saw blackfish after born to be free, and… it made blackfish so anticlimactic to me. Yes, it was bad, but even sea world san diego seems to be trying to be better to their animals, while no one talks about Georgia Aquarium trying to cover up inadvertently killing 18 belugas by ordering them from Russia. I know it’s basically nothing, but I now refuse to go to georgia aquarium and have already seen mantas (best night of my life) and whale sharks are next on my list to see in the wild. Once again, totally understandable if this is the wrong sub, i’ve just often felt like it’s common knowledge that Sea World is unethical, but no one talks about the systematic kidnapping and torturing of juvenile belugas even after they mature in russia and georgia aquarium enabling it 🤷

Hi everyone!!

My name is Leila, I’m an undergraduate studying ocean science and marine conservation and I have just finished my undergraduate dissertation article on the causes/triggers for the orca interactions that have been happening in Spain and Portugal since 2020. I will not be getting my grades back for a while, but I am hoping to potentially get this rewritten for publication as I think I may be onto something here!! But it’s only my first ever piece of scientific writing and could use some other opinions!

So I was wondering if there are any marine biologists or lecturers (or any fellow orca enthusiasts ☺️) in this group who would be interested in taking a look at my article and letting me know what they think/ if they think it’s worth trying to publish and offer me any advice moving forwards whilst I’m waiting on my results from the University

Please message me if you’re interested in taking a look!!

Thank youuu 💗