Friday, August 15, 2003

Whale Flatulence Okay, just when I thought that I had brought you your Moment of Zen, Mother Nature goes and upstages me. This is a picture of a minke whale in Antarctica "cutting the cheese" so to speak. As reported by the Daily Telegraph: The researchers claim this is the first photograph of a minke whale letting one go in the icy waters of Antarctica. It was taken from the bow of a research vessel. "We got away from the bow of the ship very quickly ... it does stink," said Nick Gales, a research scientist from the Australian Antarctic Division. I think Dr. Gales summed up the situation best:  "Every piece of this research is surprising." 1:18:19 PM