[HN Gopher] Killer Whales: 'Transient' Orcas Are Thriving
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       Killer Whales: 'Transient' Orcas Are Thriving
        
       Author : ColinWright
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2021-02-12 09:36 UTC (13 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theatlantic.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theatlantic.com)
        
       | bmitc wrote:
       | I believe orcas should be at the top of the list in terms of
       | being granted human level species rights. They should be removed
       | from tanks ASAP and placed in sanctuaries, such as the one being
       | built in Nova Scotia.
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       | I also have a suspicion that orca intelligence possibly matches
       | that of humans.
        
       | dd_roger wrote:
       | Is this an article or a novel? I lost patience before getting to
       | the point.
        
       | tjr225 wrote:
       | Kind of ironic that the author used a whale watching tour to
       | observe the Orcas. These tours are disruptive to resident Orca
       | populations(non-transient).
        
         | vmception wrote:
         | What's the tjr225 compliant way of observing Orcas?
        
           | genericone wrote:
           | We don't yet have the technology. But where there is a will
           | there is a way. If we could derive ad money from Orca
           | observation, I'm sure our bright minds will come up with
           | something this decade. Or OAAS.
        
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