Comments on: Tiny Cameras Show Albatrosses on the Hunt

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:12:57 +0000

That’s what I get for spending too much time arguing with genuine idiots over at Pharyngula: dull senses.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:07:53 +0000

If you have to explain the jokes, they’re not funny any more.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:55:25 +0000

Science Pundit: Virgil is pulling your leg.

By: David

David — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:12:47 +0000

“Although the camera slightly changes the aerodynamic shape of the albatross, it did not affect the breeding success of the study birds.”

I assume they have the photos to prove that. Bird porn.

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:57:21 +0000

I wouldn’t have thought that an albatross could hunt and eat an orca.

I got the impression that the albatrosses were following the orcas in order to snatch up smaller fish that the orcas were driving to the surface during their hunt.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:29:33 +0000

Fascinating. I wouldn’t have thought that an albatross could hunt and eat an orca.