Whales Fertilise Ocean, Sink Carbon

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http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/ ... 927491.htm

That is amazing! who would imagine that poo can do something so good to the environment
All I know before was animal poo can fertilise plants... at least that's how we do it in Asia in the old farming days

I got confused with the word "sperm" at first, thought it was something to do with sperm

Quote Wikipedia:
The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head, due to its resemblance to semen.

I already have all the reasons in the world to help protecting whales and dolphins, guess now I have an extra one

Amazing creatures! elegant and spiritual.

Hmmm, interesting. Just need to keep the less-savory characters from hunting them now uh...

Teh many faeces of whales topic

I wonder if some of that poop might have a use in neutralizing the recent Gulf oil spill. Do not let the whales swim there, of course, but get the poop to the pollutants.