Moby Dick Found!

r99pawn77

Science

01 Jul 10 17:52

r99pawn77

Joined: 29 May 10
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01 Jul 10 17:52

Ancient Giant predatory whale named for 'Moby Dick' author

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_sc/eu_whale_fossil

AThousandYoung

Stealth Armada

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01 Jul 10 18:48

The picture implies it was bigger than a blue whale. It wasn't. It was just a sperm whale with gigantic teeth.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
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01 Jul 10 21:35

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
The picture implies it was bigger than a blue whale. It wasn't. It was just a sperm whale with gigantic teeth.

Yeah, a sperm whale that could eat the worlds biggest alligator with one gulp.....

r99pawn77

Joined: 29 May 10
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02 Jul 10 03:55

yeah, it was weird. Not sure I get it either. A sperm whale seems like a very different kind of body structure to support the powerful jaws of a predator like that. I could see a larger version of a killer whale, I guess???