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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Save Knut and the Polar Bears (who lived where it was cold)
According to The New Republic, a California judge ordered President Bush to declare, in the next sixteen days, whether or not polar bears are endangered animals due to global warming.
I do not know what to say.
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You know, there's a lot of focus on polar bears and none on the narwhal, which scientists now say will be even more affected than the cute, cuddly guys. What, it is the enormous spike sticking out from their heads?
I quote that most credible source, wikipedia "The purpose of the tusk has been the subject of much debate. Early scientific theories suggested that the tusk was used to pierce the ice covering the narwhal's Arctic Sea habitat. Others suggested the tusk was used in echolocation.
More recently, scientists believed the tusk is primarily used for showmanship and for dominance: males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate. This hypothesis was suggested by the activity of "tusking", in which two males rub their tusks together."
Tusking- so that's what they call it, in the animal world?
6 comments:
You know, there's a lot of focus on polar bears and none on the narwhal, which scientists now say will be even more affected than the cute, cuddly guys. What, it is the enormous spike sticking out from their heads?
I can't imagine why they are ignored. Maybe it is the 10' spike that acts as their nose, but I could be mistaken.
I quote that most credible source, wikipedia "The purpose of the tusk has been the subject of much debate. Early scientific theories suggested that the tusk was used to pierce the ice covering the narwhal's Arctic Sea habitat.
Others suggested the tusk was used in echolocation.
More recently, scientists believed the tusk is primarily used for showmanship and for dominance: males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate. This hypothesis was suggested by the activity of "tusking", in which two males rub their tusks together."
Tusking- so that's what they call it, in the animal world?
Like President Bush gives a damn about polar bears! He's too busy--um what exactly does he do all day?
Currently, the president dances. Or leads bands. Today, he yelled at congress. But that occurred only because someone stopped playing music.
If we keep playing music, we will make it to November.
Male narwhals with small tusks have to drive giant trucks to successfully attract mates.
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