Next study: mammals can have generational memory similar to corvids?
Who would have thought?
Damn. Stabbing things hurts them? I’m just learning this now for the first time…
Today I Learned
I think further testing and study needs to occur to confirm this hypothesis. Step over here under my shiny testing instrument and I’ll record the results.
I know, definite some big if true level shit here.
Almost reminds me of when scientists had to explain to people that fish and crustaceans also feel pain.
Today is a good day.
Something really funny about needing a report to work that out.
“Surprisingly, when you stab someone with a sharp and pointy stick, it hurts quite a bit. Fascinating.”
Nobody could have predicted this.
Right?
Dear scientists, I too dislike being skewered with sharp pointy things. I also dislike getting perforated by sharp stabby things or punctured by fast metal things.
So we’re clear.
They should have done that for a loooooooong time now.
I thought harpooning whales was an ancient relic of the past, not something we’re STILL fighting against in the 21st century. Oof.
How else do you propose we acquire delicious and non threatened minke whale meat?
Yea, its insane that its still going on.
Wow, imagine that, other mammals and animals can feel pain. Who’d have thunk?
It’s incredible people have trouble understanding this.
Do people mind being harpooned? Asking for a friend.
It was also just a single company running a few extremely old ships. The guy who runs it must have had extreme pull to have lobbied for keeping whaling running for so long in the face of massive unpopularity.
Minke whale tastes absolutely fantastic though. Might miss it.
Maybe they noticed certain calico sea mammals have started fighting back