▲ 285 ▼ Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth (lemmy.today) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 months ago (5 children) Sorry, I need a banana for scale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 13 points 2 months ago (4 children) There is one in the video already. It's wedged in between the whales teeth. You really have to look for it. It's just in front of the jaw, but you can make out the slightest hint of the yellow skin. The scale is so big it's hard to see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (3 children) Ah so stupid of me, how did I not see that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) No problem. It's just one of those oddities of nature that sperm whales love bananas. The whale watching boats throw them overboard to attract them for the tourist. Also along that line alligators love marshmallows. The tour guide use them to lure the alligators to the air boats for the tourists. Big plus is marshmallows float. Sometimes nature is just weird. Edit: found a link about the marshmallows. https://reptilestartup.com/alligator-diets-do-alligators-like-marshmallows/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 13 points 2 months ago (4 children) There is one in the video already. It's wedged in between the whales teeth. You really have to look for it. It's just in front of the jaw, but you can make out the slightest hint of the yellow skin. The scale is so big it's hard to see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (3 children) Ah so stupid of me, how did I not see that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) No problem. It's just one of those oddities of nature that sperm whales love bananas. The whale watching boats throw them overboard to attract them for the tourist. Also along that line alligators love marshmallows. The tour guide use them to lure the alligators to the air boats for the tourists. Big plus is marshmallows float. Sometimes nature is just weird. Edit: found a link about the marshmallows. https://reptilestartup.com/alligator-diets-do-alligators-like-marshmallows/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (3 children) Ah so stupid of me, how did I not see that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) No problem. It's just one of those oddities of nature that sperm whales love bananas. The whale watching boats throw them overboard to attract them for the tourist. Also along that line alligators love marshmallows. The tour guide use them to lure the alligators to the air boats for the tourists. Big plus is marshmallows float. Sometimes nature is just weird. Edit: found a link about the marshmallows. https://reptilestartup.com/alligator-diets-do-alligators-like-marshmallows/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) No problem. It's just one of those oddities of nature that sperm whales love bananas. The whale watching boats throw them overboard to attract them for the tourist. Also along that line alligators love marshmallows. The tour guide use them to lure the alligators to the air boats for the tourists. Big plus is marshmallows float. Sometimes nature is just weird. Edit: found a link about the marshmallows. https://reptilestartup.com/alligator-diets-do-alligators-like-marshmallows/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation. And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal. permalink fedilink source parent