Comments on: Newly Discovered Species Eat Only Dead Whales

By: O

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:31:28 +0000

Swedes do a lot of science thingys! I like it!

By: LisaL

LisaL — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:02:40 +0000

mu- Yep! I think that’s it I couldn’t remember what it was. lol

By: mu

mu — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:28:23 +0000

I think SkipWeasel and LisaL are talking about “The Blue Planet” from the BBC and the “The Deep” episode in particular.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:54:25 +0000

I watched something on youtube. The submersible came upon a dead whale on the sea floor. And it took sharks, hagfish, etc etc a year to eat to the bone. It was really interesting.

By: gould

gould — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:24:53 +0000

I was on a cruise to the Antarctic where we recovered some whalebones. The smell was almost unbearable. And I think one of the PI’s on that cruise was part of this team, as the critter pictured here is named after him. Such narcissism, Craig!

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:21:26 +0000

Whalefalls are really amazing. There was an Attenborough programme about one a while back – the incredible activity that follows such a large pile of food arriving in such a delicate environment is so complex.