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Joy Reidenberg: Weird whales

In her talk, “Why Whales are Weird,” energetic, articulate anatomist Joy Reidenberg presented an amazing array of fact about the beloved mammal (Whales evolved from deer-like creatures! Their spinal movement is more like galloping in the water! They don’t actually spout water! They have mustaches!). She took us through the story of evolution using whales as a model, explaining that evolution is the process to mediate resilience and thus, survival.

Good talk. Reminded me of my childhood. I remember staring at whale-picture-encyclopedia books for hours when I was a kid - so fun! Highlights: Whales have hair, females are bigger than males, two groups - toothed and baleen, mulch-chambered stomachs like cows, they use air as a tool and as camouflage, etc.

#whales  #video  #weird  #poptech  #animals  #mammals  #ocean  
∞  07/26/12 at 11:39am via vimeo.com
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    Really interesting and awesome!