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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 21, 2017 13:01:08 GMT
Do? I mean where to they discard their waste?
They can live on land, but are often most active in the water. It is a sort of "amphibious" existence, but they are marine mammals and different from the "amphibian" stage of development.
If you think we ought to have more interesting and important things to discuss here, I agree. I have tried, believe me. It is a dying group though, you must admit.
I saw a program about penguins and someone was using a hose to clean up the mess they made on the rocks and ice. I have no information about otters and seals though, or sea lions.
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Post by Catman on Jul 21, 2017 14:56:38 GMT
Otters apparently defecate on land, and the piles of scat are called spraints.
Seals poop in the water.
And in case you're wondering, raccoons also prefer to poop in standing water.
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 21, 2017 17:38:17 GMT
Mystery solved:
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 22, 2017 0:23:32 GMT
Otters apparently defecate on land, and the piles of scat are called spraints. Seals poop in the water. And in case you're wondering, raccoons also prefer to poop in standing water. No one has any personal experiences with otters or seals to share? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. I'll have to try books and movies again. |
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 22, 2017 0:29:06 GMT
While visiting a relative in Savannah, Georgia we went to the beach. We saw a porpoise near the shore. Do you wonder why no one was swimming there? |
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jul 22, 2017 0:31:44 GMT
Otters apparently defecate on land. Seals poop in the water. Well, that otter seal the deal. |
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 22, 2017 1:05:16 GMT
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What type of porpoise was it and was it their mating season?
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 22, 2017 8:58:33 GMT
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What type of porpoise was it and was it their mating season? It was a long time ago. I think it was October. I really should visit more often, I guess. The porpoise or porpoises (probably just one) did not surface very often and there was no telling where they would surface before they did. That made getting video a problem. I thought I got video of it once, but it was off camera when I looked at the recording. Edit > No, it was March. |
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 22, 2017 18:06:37 GMT
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I know that the Bottlenosed porpoise is the "dolphin" most associated with man. They do have very poor eyesight compared to us and can become very friendly with scuba divers.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Jul 22, 2017 18:12:54 GMT
In the ocean or on the land.
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 22, 2017 21:20:57 GMT
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I know that the Bottlenosed porpoise is the "dolphin" most associated with man. They do have very poor eyesight compared to us and can become very friendly with scuba divers.
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If I had to guess, I would guess it was the "bottle nosed dolphin" like "Flipper" on television, but it didn't stand out of the water like Flipper does. It only surfaced enough to get air and only for a few seconds. That's what made getting video so difficult. |
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 22, 2017 22:27:14 GMT
In the ocean or on the land. It's almost like you talked to them. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jul 23, 2017 0:25:40 GMT
I thought this was going to be an evolution-debunking thread. In 5th Grade they showed us films about how some mammals after evolving on land decided to return to the water while retaining their air-breathing characteristic, and their limbs eventually turned into fins. It just doesn't wash with me anymore. It's all wet. I gave it the deep six. Pun intended.
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 23, 2017 5:52:06 GMT
I thought this was going to be an evolution-debunking thread. In 5th Grade they showed us films about how some mammals after evolving on land decided to return to the water while retaining their air-breathing characteristic, and their limbs eventually turned into fins. It just doesn't wash with me anymore. It's all wet. I gave it the deep six. Pun intended. I'm not averse to the theory of evolution or the beliefs that to a limited extent at least environment shapes creatures and creatures take what advantage of the environment they can. I would agree that it is obviously inadequate to explain the origin of life though. Another thing I don't have a problem with is taxonomic classification. I like things put in order. Similar things go with similar things. So put all the animals with various similarities into groups to make study more orderly and efficient. Maybe they did and maybe they did not evolve as guessed. That can be worked out later. Otters have feet and seals don't. So within categories there need to be subcategories. OldSamVimes was saying something along those lines I think. The "purpose" of the thread though is same as the purpose of any thread I start, to make conversation. There are pressing concerns and wondering "out loud." I wonder "out loud" more than most people like to venture. |
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 23, 2017 18:12:29 GMT
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You can reason outloud at anytime, as your threads are very interesting. 
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 4:45:09 GMT
The goddam stupid in this thread is overpowering.
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 24, 2017 9:43:49 GMT
The goddam stupid in this thread is overpowering. Who are you to say such a thing? For example when have you been right about anything? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 13:25:57 GMT
The goddam stupid in this thread is overpowering. Who are you to say such a thing? I'm eddyhops... my name is attached to my posts, dumbass. When I stated the stupid in this thread is overpowering. You're wrong... Jenny's wrong... Maya's wrong... and you're all just 'a jerkin' each other off in a pool of stupid. |
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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 24, 2017 15:16:11 GMT
Who are you to say such a thing? I'm eddyhops... my name is attached to my posts, dumbass. When I stated the stupid in this thread is overpowering. You're wrong... Jenny's wrong... Maya's wrong... and you're all just 'a jerkin' each other off in a pool of stupid. Were you planning to start an intelligent discussion of some book, movie, art, music, or other phenomena you consider more intelligent? Are you waiting for an invitation? I tried. I tried books. I tried movies, old movies, but ones that have become relevant once again in these times. I tried. This thread was in fact the result of exasperation trying to start a discussion. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 15:24:18 GMT
I'm eddyhops... my name is attached to my posts, dumbass. When I stated the stupid in this thread is overpowering. You're wrong... Jenny's wrong... Maya's wrong... and you're all just 'a jerkin' each other off in a pool of stupid. Were you planning to start an intelligent discussion of some book, movie, art, music, or other phenomena you consider more intelligent? Nope, just passing through and figured this thread deserved a bit of ridicule. Take it to the Soapbox, you'll get a slew of responses. |
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