"Whales getting sunburned, study finds" by Associated Press / November 11, 2010
LONDON — Scientists say some whale species off the Mexican coast are showing signs of severe sunburn that may be caused by the damaged ozone layer’s decreased ability to block ultraviolet radiation.
You are going to need a big bottle of sun screen.
Who gets to put it on?
The mammals would be particularly vulnerable to sun damage in part because they need to spend extended periods of time on the ocean’s surface to breathe, socialize, and feed their young. Since they do not have fur or feathers, that effectively means they sunbathe naked....
Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me, I didn't see anything!
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No chance that could just be good old pollution causing those health problems, agenda-pushing paper?
Items you would not have seen on the Globe's web version; however, I am looking at the photographs in my printed paper:
"MASS STRANDING -- At least 80 pilot whales were found beached yesterday at Spirits Bay in New Zealand's North Island. Conservation officials said that despite rescue efforts, at least 40 have died. It was the region's second mass beaching in a month (Boston Globe September 23 2010)."
"DEATH OF A HUMPBACK -- Men cut up a humpback whale after it was declared dead by veterinarians at Geriba beach in Buzios, Brazil. Rescue workers were unable to tow the 25-ton whale off the beach in two days of attempts. It was the 90th whale beached in Brazil this year, compared with 30 last year, according to Brazil's Humpback Whales Institute (Boston Globe October 28 2010)."
Yes, and marine biologists are puzzled.
Any oil in the water down there?
Related: Beached Whale Defies Death From 'Lethal Injection'
Newspaper left that part out.
