Eco-tourists on a whale-watching vessel, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a harpooned whale being dragged in by a Japanese whaling vessel on Friday. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago tags whale harpooned japan whale watching boat tourists |
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These heartbreaking photos of a mother whale and her calf being dragged to their death by Japanese whalers have been released by the Australian government and greeted with fury by the public. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 21 comments edit related share science |
Japan's annual whale hunt generates tons upon tons of meat from hundreds of "scientifically killed" whales. Where does it all go? Japanese food company Asian Lunch offers a spicy solution: Whale Curry. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
GRAPHIC. NSFW. Denmark is one of the countries currently supporting efforts to lift the ban on commercial whaling and it does not 5 comments edit related share plime.comoppose the resumption of international trade in whale products. More info here. picked by Turtle 2 years ago |
Fail Whale is the delightful image of a flying whale that Twitter uses when the site is down for one reason or another. The whale, became so popular that folks made their own versions (dozens), ranging from sculptures to tattoos to comics. picked by Bingo 5 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
PEEP will be using the marshmallow whale Peeps as decoys, hopefully tricking Japanese whalers into harpooning those instead of cute and cuddly whales. If successful, PEEP will look into other decoy opportunities. Baby seal Peeps are under strong consideration, especially with Canada’s seal hunt underway. PEEP stands for People for Everything and Everyone on the Planet; it is a joint effort ... read full post picked by amabaie 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A BBC natural history crew has filmed the "humpback whale heat run", where 15m long, 40 tonne male whales fight it out to mate with even larger females. 0 comments edit related share plime.com*Be sure and watch the video full screen* picked by tigertony 1 month ago |
Passers-by and cars were soaked in blood and body parts were sprayed over a road after the bursting of the whale, which was being carried on a trailer 2 comments edit related share weird*Thursday, 29 January, 2004* picked by bornbad 6 months ago |
In an effort to increase interest and tempt Japanese willing to give it a whirl, whale meat is now available in cute little cans. Is the whale on the can actually smiling?? picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |