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FlySolo
reply to post by flammadraco
Oh wow
This should be in the Japan forum. Do we know for sure it's from Fukushima? No. Do we know for sure it isn't? No. Should we assume it is? Yes.
So how many more two headed whales must wash ashore before the radiation deniers come to their senses? I fear this is just the beginning...
S&F
Rainbowresidue
reply to post by flammadraco
This is terrible!
Something in the ocean is causing all these poor creatures to mutate/die.
I'm not sure whether it is indeed Fukushima, or something we yet have to discover, but I hope scientists will get to the bottom of this before it's too late.
A few years later an excess of conjoined twins (“Siamese twins”) was found. They found other nervous system problems, mainly microcephaly (tiny head) .. After 10 years of study they published a report showing an excess of frequency of anomalies of nervous system and of these conjoined twins.
ketsuko
So when we see two-headed anything these days, it's a sign? You know, people have been thinking that about malformed animals for thousands of years. The ancient Mesopotamian cultures called it Summa izbu, and had an elaborate system to interpret what the malformations meant. Isn't this sort of what you all are doing?
How about this - it's just a malformed animal birth. These things happen, and they are just as likely to happen to whales as they are to happen to any other living creature. The condition even has its own name, polycephaly, and this whale calf looks no different than the critters in those photos. Just because we've never seen one before doesn't mean this has never happened.
FlySolo
reply to post by ketsuko
cause if you don't assume, it will be too fuggin late. It's already too late. Anyone who sits on the fence while this disaster keeps going, can be and should be blamed for complacency that resulted in the destruction of our oceans.