[HN Gopher] Killer Whales: 'Transient' Orcas Are Thriving ___________________________________________________________________ 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. | | 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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-02-12 23:00 UTC)