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And would you like to have a nice Chianti with your baleen? (Original Post) packman Oct 2019 OP
BBC's earth had a whole dead whale being eaten. so drag them out to sea for dinner. pansypoo53219 Oct 2019 #1
There will be no fossil GETPLANING Oct 2019 #2
Followed a couple of their voyages. SeattleVet Oct 2019 #3
Amazing Piasladic Oct 2019 #6
The followup video from when they came back to it: SeattleVet Oct 2019 #4
My first thought: manna from heaven SCantiGOP Oct 2019 #5

GETPLANING

(846 posts)
2. There will be no fossil
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 12:44 PM
Oct 2019

If you listen to the entire audio, they talk about the tiny little worms that completely dissolve and consume the bones.

Really cool YouTube channel, watch some of their other videos.

SeattleVet

(5,468 posts)
3. Followed a couple of their voyages.
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 02:44 PM
Oct 2019

It's great to hear the scientists and researchers getting so excited about the things they are seeing.


Channel is here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KOOWHthbQVXH2kZue3_xA

They have some amazing footage from these research cruises.

SeattleVet

(5,468 posts)
4. The followup video from when they came back to it:
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 03:07 PM
Oct 2019


A lot more detail, and you can see the remains of the heart and aorta!

What an amazing time to be around to be able to see science unfolding right before our eyes.

SCantiGOP

(13,855 posts)
5. My first thought: manna from heaven
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 05:33 PM
Oct 2019

Living on the sea floor you just look up when you're hungry to see what might be floating down.

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