Still Waters Posted October 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2013 For the second time this week, Southern California has seen a rare sea beast washed ashore, far from home waters. This time, it's a saber-toothed whale, better known to live in deep Alaskan waters than in the warm surf of tourist-choked Venice Beach in Los Angeles where it stranded Wednesday. http://edition.cnn.c...ale-california/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 19, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Spilled crude oil, radiation from Japan, underwater bomb tests.....these poor fish do not stand a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted October 19, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2013 They specifically say that they don't know what caused the animal's deaths yet, and that it is most likely a coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 19, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2013 They specifically say that they don't know what caused the animal's deaths yet, and that it is most likely a coincidence they are not going to admit so easily. Yes, its most likely a coincidence the poor fish both met up with a stretch of the same radiation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravinoff Posted October 20, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2013 We know very, very little about beaked whales in general, and even less about this species (more properly called Stejneger's beaked whale). Same thing with oarfish, they tend to wash up from time to time, and are thought to have been the source of some sea serpent legends. Radiation's got nothing to do with it. The listed length for the whale would suggest it's a juvenile, however, since adults range from 17-18 feet most of the time. Beaked whales are fascinating animals, they're very difficult to tell apart in the wild and even when stranded. In 2002, a new species was discovered when a DNA analysis was run on what was believed to be a specimen of a known species. The first complete specimens (the rest being assorted bone fragments) of the spade-toothed whale turned up on a beach in New Zealand last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted October 20, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Could be the animal was sick and confused, like the whale on the Thames, sick and confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted October 20, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Spilled crude oil, radiation from Japan, underwater bomb tests.....these poor fish do not stand a chance. Whales are mammals, not fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 20, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Whales are mammals, not fish JEEEZE and I know that. :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted October 20, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I was trying not to be that guy w/ the fish thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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