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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:36 am    Post subject: smart whales Reply with quote

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2005-09-01-whale-gulls_x.htm
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my question is...why would captive orcas who are regularly fed want to hunt seagulls....they must be really really bored
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most "higher-level" predators have a play/hunt instinct -- just getting food from the keepers won't satisfy that.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i guess i'm used to the idea of keepers setting up stuff to occupy the whales' time so that they don't start injuring themselves/each other...plus all those tricks...but i dunno what they do at this place...bored animals get creative with their food
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