Comments on: Catchiest Mating Songs Spread Through Whale Populations Like Top 40 Hits http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/04/16/catchiest-mating-songs-spread-through-whale-populations-like-top-40-hits/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/04/16/catchiest-mating-songs-spread-through-whale-populations-like-top-40-hits/comment-page-1/#comment-68093 Dan Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:31:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17165#comment-68093 Maybe people trying to understand why whales like certain tunes is like a Hank Williams Jr. fan trying to understand why some people like gangsta rap. Maybe people trying to understand why whales like certain tunes is like a Hank Williams Jr. fan trying to understand why some people like gangsta rap.

]]> By: JMW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/04/16/catchiest-mating-songs-spread-through-whale-populations-like-top-40-hits/comment-page-1/#comment-68023 JMW Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:12:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17165#comment-68023 <i>What if Michael Jackson was reincarnated as a whale and is now living off the coast of eastern Australia?</i> I dunno. Have there been any reported incidents of male whales dangling young whales over the dropoff to the Marianas Trench? Or otherwise disporting with young whales in questionable fashion? Sorry, call me a philistine but I'm not a Michael Jackson fan. Just the opposite in fact. What if Michael Jackson was reincarnated as a whale and is now living off the coast of eastern Australia?

I dunno. Have there been any reported incidents of male whales dangling young whales over the dropoff to the Marianas Trench? Or otherwise disporting with young whales in questionable fashion?

Sorry, call me a philistine but I’m not a Michael Jackson fan. Just the opposite in fact.

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