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| ShadoWolf |
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/scienc...h.ap/index.html
It's a girl: Baby born to whale-dolphin
Calf born in Hawaii in December
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- The only whale-dolphin mix in captivity has given birth to a playful female calf, officials at Sea Life Park Hawaii said Thursday.
The calf was born on December 23 to Kekaimalu, a mix of a false killer whale and an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Park officials said they waited to announce the birth until now because of recent changes in ownership and operations at the park.
The young as-yet unnamed wholphin is one-fourth false killer whale and three-fourths Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Her slick skin is an even blend of a dolphin's light gray and the black coloring of a false killer whale.
The calf still depends fully on her mother's milk, but sometimes snatches frozen capelin from the hands of trainers, then toys with the sardine-like fish.
She is jumbo-sized compared with purebred dolphins, and is already the size of a one-year-old bottlenose.
"Mother and calf are doing very well," said Dr. Renato Lenzi, general manager of Sea Life Park by Dolphin Discovery. "We are monitoring them very closely to ensure the best care for them."
Although false killer whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are different species, they are classified within the same family by scientists.
"They are not that far apart in terms of taxonomy," said Louis Herman, a leading expert in the study of marine mammals.
There have been reports of wholphins in the wild, he said.
Kekaimalu, whose name means "from the peaceful ocean," was born 19 years ago after a surprise coupling between a 14-foot, 2,000-pound false killer whale and a 6-foot, 400-pound dolphin. The animals were the leads in the park's popular tourist water show, featured in the Adam Sandler movie "50 First Dates."
Kekaimalu has given birth to two other calves. One lived for nine years and the other, born when Kekaimalu was very young, died a few days after birth.
Park researchers suspect the wholphin's father is a 8-foot long Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Mikioi.
"He seems to be totally oblivious to this happening," Lenzi said.
False killer whales do not closely resemble killer whales. They grow to 20 feet, weigh up to two tons and have a tapering, rounded snout that overhangs their toothed jaw.
Sea Life Park officials said they hope to decide on a name for the baby wholphin soon and move her to a large display tank in a few months. |
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| dinoXpress |
| free teh willy. |
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| mndeg |
| i thought it wasn't possible? or we would be breeding weird stuff like turtle bunnies already |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by mndeg
i thought it wasn't possible? or we would be breeding weird stuff like turtle bunnies already |
or better yet, men and tutles
:wtf:
edit: I think it has to do with the fact that one of its grandparents is a "false killer whale" - and I don't know what that is |
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| beats and beeps |
| Dont they breed a horse with a mule to make a miniature pony or something? |
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| Floorfiller |
| shadow...you do realize you're just about the only one that posts these wierd, someway sexual, related news clips don't you? :p |
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| Jackson |
Theres lots of interspecies cross breeds:
Lion + Tiger = Liger
Goose + Swan = Something (cant remember)
Poodle + Labrador = Labradoodle :p
Horse + Donkey = Mule (is that what u meant mndeg?)
Theres more, cant remember them at the moment, |
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| beats and beeps |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jackson
Horse + Donkey = Mule (is that what u meant mndeg?)
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I cant speak for mndeg, but I know thats what I meant. |
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| D-res |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jackson
Theres lots of interspecies cross breeds:
Lion + Tiger = Liger
Goose + Swan = Something (cant remember)
Poodle + Labrador = Labradoodle :p
Horse + Donkey = Mule (is that what u meant mndeg?)
Theres more, cant remember them at the moment, |
Bulldog + Shih tzu = Bull :wtf: |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by D-res
Bulldog + Shih tzu = Bull :wtf: |
D-res + Orbax = D-bax
mellymel + stylee = Hot kinky lesbian action yerrr. :p |
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| Nell |
| man i better stop sticking my dick in the neighbours cat. |
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| muzzybear |
My cat loves my dog. Junior the large orange cat sleeps with Chloe the huge Golden Lab in her bed. And gives her face washes.
Inter-species love! Wish I had a video camera sometimes. You can see the look of disgust and patience on the dog's face. Makes me wanna cry sometimes. |
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