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Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:58 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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Is that GIF from the “leprechaun in the tree” news clip?
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Yes, which was from the Mobile area.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 3:27 pm to SlidellCajun
Posted on 11/25/20 at 8:29 am to SlidellCajun
Any update??
Posted on 11/25/20 at 8:36 am to Sasquatch Smash
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No way did she stand up.
'Welcome.
Posted on 11/25/20 at 8:37 am to Mufassa
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Any update??
Heard on the morning news that it's still hanging out off the eastern shore. Seems to be struggling. Folks at Dauphin Island Marine lab said prognosis for survival is not good.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:17 pm to CrimsonTideMD
The Mobile Bay whale has been euthanized:
AL.com
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Alabama’s sperm whale, which ill-fatedly wandered into Mobile Bay last week, has died.
The whale, 35 to 40 feet long, had been struggling to swim for nearly a week in shallow waters that average only 10 feet deep. Sperm whales prefer deep water and can dive to depths of more than 1,000 feet.
A team of biologists and veterinarians that had been monitoring the whale’s condition euthanized it on Wednesday morning, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab announced today.
AL.com
This post was edited on 11/27/20 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:21 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Damn
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:26 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Any word on what they are going to do with the carcass?
Leave it there for the crabs and sharks? It’s going to stink for sure.
Leave it there for the crabs and sharks? It’s going to stink for sure.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:27 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
It seems like there would be a better solution than this.
How about tranquilize the thing and tow it out to deeper water
How about tranquilize the thing and tow it out to deeper water
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:30 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Leave it there for the crabs and sharks?
I’m sure, doesn’t really make any sense to do anything else with it
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:34 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Leave it there for the crabs and sharks? It’s going to stink for sure.
Hopefully not dynamite like they tried in Oregon once.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:36 pm to Adam Banks
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It seems like there would be a better solution than this.
How about tranquilize the thing and tow it out to deeper water
Towing a whale can hurt it further is what they had said earlier.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:41 pm to Adam Banks
This.
I wonder why it couldn’t have been done. Maybe he’s too large to drag out to sea. Or, oxygen couldn’t be properly provided during tow. Or, it would’ve taken too long.
Haven’t we already asked for a marine biologist?
I wonder why it couldn’t have been done. Maybe he’s too large to drag out to sea. Or, oxygen couldn’t be properly provided during tow. Or, it would’ve taken too long.
Haven’t we already asked for a marine biologist?
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:43 pm to Northshoretiger87
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Haven’t we already asked for a marine biologist?
And we got one, they killed the whale
This post was edited on 11/27/20 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:50 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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Hopefully not dynamite like they tried in Oregon once.
That is such a great story. It really should be a movie. Maybe a comedy.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:54 pm to Adam Banks
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How about tranquilize the thing and tow it out to deeper water
It must’ve already had some serious health issues to put itself in a situation like that.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:56 pm to Adam Banks
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It seems like there would be a better solution than this.
How about tranquilize the thing and tow it out to deeper water
Literally explains this on the website
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Why can’t a whale be pulled out to sea?
Moving large whales has serious safety risks for the whale and for the responders involved. Trying to pull or push a large whale from the beach or a sand bar can require specialized equipment due to the size and weight of the animal and is often infeasible. While there are many social media videos of “successful” whale re-floating by using a rope or cable around the tail of the animal and pulling it with a boat, veterinarians and the International Whaling Commission consider these actions to be excessively painful, stressful, and physically harmful to the animal. Towing live whales by the tail can cause trauma to the whale such as dislocating the tail, damaging muscles, and causing paralysis, which is considered inhumane and may further injure the animal so badly that they are unable to swim, feed, and avoid predators, defeating the purpose of a rescue effort. It is also very difficult or impossible to remove rope or tethers from an animal once it is in deeper water, posing an entanglement risk. In many cases animals that have been ‘rescued’ in this way strand again a short time later due to the original illness or injury. Any type of movement of a large whale is generally only considered for an animal in good overall condition and when post-release monitoring is possible to determine the success of the rescue efforts. For this reason, towing out to sea is most often not a feasible or beneficial option.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:57 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
They already removed it and will study it.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:59 pm to MrWalkingMan
The whale is dead.
Best solution is hook it something that can drag it and tow it offshore. The scavengers will reduce it to bones quickly.
Best solution is hook it something that can drag it and tow it offshore. The scavengers will reduce it to bones quickly.
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