Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di...
by Cthulhu_ on Thursday September 06, 2018 @09:14AM
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In the modern day though, there's better sources of food than whales. IIRC only Japan still does it, and they do it for either specialist food or medicinal use. China and their unscientific medicine practices are one reason why there's still a lot of poaching going on.
Re:There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Di...
by qubax on Friday September 07, 2018 @03:57PM
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> In the modern day though, there's better sources of food than whales.
That's why there is far less whaling today.
> IIRC only Japan still does it
Nope. We do it in the US ( it's now mostly our inuits). Norway, Iceland. Greenland. Russia. But considering how invested you seem on this issue, you probably knew that already.
What does age have to do with anything? If people are hungry, they will hunt. If there are resources that we need, we'll use it.
Trees grow for thousands of years, but I bet you have a home and furniture made of wood. Lobsters can live up to 100 years. People love lobster.
> Where do we get this sense of superiority?
Our intelligence and the fact that we are at the top of the food chain? Killer whales hunt and kill whales. Where do killer whales get their sense of superiority?