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Shooting the breeze.

Cassa

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Cassa

WA, 1305 posts

3 Apr 2009 7:03am

As regards to whales beaching themselves last week, I wonder where the australian navy has their subs? Were they anywhere in the vicinity?
Has there been any recorded beaching of whales or dolphins before the 1940's

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2009 7:14am

Quick google search shows there were beachings before the advent of the sub.
But i would imagine the frequency of beachings has increased.

Makes you wonder though why more dolphins don't do the same.

Alfredo

NSW

78 posts

Alfredo

NSW, 78 posts

3 Apr 2009 11:54am

I heard ugly divers are making whales beach themselves... I think we should send down bikini clad babes to fix this issue...

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

3 Apr 2009 12:44pm

Could it be natural evolution happening before our eyes?....some fish did it thousands of years ago, came from the water to live on the land and maybe the whales are trying to evolve....
But are the "greenies" that keep pushing them back in the water stopping evolution???
Just wait untill the sharks try it also !!!!

theDoctor

NSW

5786 posts

theDoctor

NSW, 5786 posts

3 Apr 2009 1:18pm

hey, maybe this evolution thing works both ways....

these gals look about ready to be pushed back into the ocean

Dawn Patrol

1991 posts

Dawn Patrol

WA, 1991 posts

3 Apr 2009 10:55am

I heard several times that the navy said there was no activity in the region at the time the whales beached themselves.
Looks like it is something that is maybe meant to happen? Maybe the rescuers are doing the wrong thing? (by trying to do what would seem to be the right thing)

noels

93 posts

noels

WA, 93 posts

3 Apr 2009 11:01am

It does make you wonder,when the whales beach themselves it's kinda like cats when they are really sick they go away to die.

Very sad.

GypsyDrifter

2371 posts

GypsyDrifter

WA, 2371 posts

3 Apr 2009 12:34pm

Hmm...
for the last 10 years or so..(this is the time I have taken notice)
I have noticed that we have an earth quake..
and within days we have beached whales etc:-
This happens "every time"
...so is this just a coincidence ?

am I (and now my family) the only one's that have noticed this?

morph

14 posts

morph

WA, 14 posts

3 Apr 2009 1:17pm

Submarines tend just to sit around listening rather than using sonar in away a whale use sonar to navigate!!

Therefore I think it unlikely subs are to blame!

I blame fish finders on fishing boats that put out sonar pulses like dolphines use to find fish !!

This is more likly to confuse the hell out of them!!!!!!

the fish

24 posts

the fish

WA, 24 posts

3 Apr 2009 2:16pm

poor relative said...

Quick google search shows there were beachings before the advent of the sub.
But i would imagine the frequency of beachings has increased.

Makes you wonder though why more dolphins don't do the same.

They do-in Japan. But I think its to do with the boats, clubs and rifles they use to round them up.

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

3 Apr 2009 6:23pm

GypsyDrifter said...

Hmm...
for the last 10 years or so..(this is the time I have taken notice)
I have noticed that we have an earth quake..
and within days we have beached whales etc:-
This happens "every time"
...so is this just a coincidence ?

am I (and now my family) the only one's that have noticed this?

When aren't we experiencing an earthquake?

~~http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/~~

morph said...
Submarines tend just to sit around listening rather than using sonar in away a whale use sonar to navigate!!

What he said. Subs are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, quiet. SO quiet in fact that they occasionally bumb into each other:

www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/world/middleeast/21hormuz.html?ref=world

Face it, wales are just weird.

GypsyDrifter

2371 posts

GypsyDrifter

WA, 2371 posts

4 Apr 2009 1:01am

Yes I know Evilpanda..
but not what I meant..and of course I am probably wrong!
It has to be an earthquake worth mentioning on the Tv or radio..
one day I will sit down and look into it..
and when that day comes..some one else will come up with the right answer..

Cassa

1305 posts

Cassa

WA, 1305 posts

4 Apr 2009 7:42am

hey doc , if you push those girls back in the ocean, make sure they have concrete boots please ,, they are really scary , they might frighten the whales back to shore!

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