Whales in México Are Getting Sunburn by Exposure to UV Rays

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Whales in México Are Getting Sunburn by Exposure to UV Rays

As if the marine ecosystem wasn’t threatened enough by oil spills and excessive noise, the thinning of the ozone layer may be scarring the world’s whales from severe sunburn, experts said Wednesday.
A study of whales in the Mexican coast over the past few years, shows that the biggest mammals have blisters and other typical damage of exposure to the ultraviolet radiation. Simply put, whales are getting sunburned.
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/whales-in-mexico-are-getting-sunburn/2971/

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pitohui

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Mon Nov-15-10 01:13 PM
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1. there is a pink dolphin sometimes offshore southwest louisiana

it looks like a light skinned dolphin who gets sunburned to me

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Mon Nov-15-10 01:16 PM
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2. There are pink dolphins in Bolivia

and pink is there natural color.

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pitohui

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Mon Nov-15-10 10:59 PM
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3. well i'll be back!!!

there's nothing like seeing w. yr own eyes but from the photos the pink dolphin in louisiana is "burned" whereas the pink dolphins in south america are natural -- still the ultimate is seeing for yourself for a photo can be deceptive

i have never seen a dolphin in south america, but i'm GONNA see 'em :-)

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mopinko

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Tue Nov-16-10 08:06 AM
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4. probably albino.

they would look pink. i have seen pics of that before.

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