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Re: Sperm whale buoyancy.
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Mar 22, 09:07 +1100
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Mar 22, 09:07 +1100
Gary says: > I can add some personal observations. Sunday we were offshore southern > California about 5 NM south west of Port Hueneme where we saw two > humped back whales. We watched these whales for some time and they > appeared to be on about a seven minute schedule. One surfaced so close > to the boat that we could hear him blow and then smelled his breath > which was very "fishy." Since he had been down only about seven > minutes and we were in only thirteen fathoms it would appear George's > "fart" theory for the "fishy" smell has been disproved. One observation of a different species in (presumably) shallow coastal waters in another hemisphere? Am not sure this disproves anything. It could be like making a conclusion about the physiology of camels based on a single observation of a beaver. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To unsubscribe, send email to NavList-unsubscribe@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---