Reddit Animals
JANUARY 5, 2024
People in North America began using the term “right whale” in the early 1700s, and originally “right” may have meant “typical,” as these whales were considered common and ordinary. However, over time, the term evolved to refer to how they were hunted—they were considered “the right whales to hunt.”
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OCTOBER 21, 2021
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Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2009
PETA put up a billboard in Florida that says "Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian". But, when they start throwing around words like "whale" and "blubber", they're guaranteed to lose their potential audience on that one. On it, is an overweight woman standing on a beach. I think they are right to be angry.
Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2009
PETA has decided to replace the billboard in Florida that compares overweight women to whales. They said they never meant to offend anyone.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
PETA claims the captured killer whales are treated like slaves, forced to live in tanks and perform daily at its parks in San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida. Advertisement: Story continues below "This case is on the next frontier of civil rights," said PETA lawyer Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. A Grateful Whale.
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