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Sperm whales off the southern coast of Western Australia devised a clever, if smelly and gross, strategy to protect themselves from what could have been a fatal attack by 30 killer whales. Scientists were there to witness it, and Live Science tells us more: flip.it/U2Oq1_

Live Science · Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack By Jennifer Nalewicki

@ScienceDesk Oh sure, when THEY do it they’re employing a “clever technique” to deal with mobs, but when I do it it’s “what the fuck are you doing” and “you are RUINING this bat mitzvah”.