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"Lore of the ghostly #whale skeleton, Bake-kujira, brings an ominous twist to stories of the revered marine giants in #Japan. The entity is an omen of misfortune that emerged during the rise of industrial whaling in the 20th century. Is it a simple #ghost story, or a warning of ecological collapse? And is Bake-kujira’s legend as relevant now as ever?"

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#Whale pee moves vital nutrients thousands of miles
'We often think of plants as the lungs of the planet. Animals are the circulatory system.’
Some new research found that great #whales—including right whales, gray whales, and humpbacks—transport roughly 4,000 tons of #nitrogen to low-nutrient coastal areas in the tropics and subtropics every single year. Described as the “great whale pee funnel.”
popsci.com/environment/whale-p

Popular Science · Whale pee moves vital nutrients thousands of miles'We often think of plants as the lungs of the planet. Animals are the circulatory system.’