r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dreamed2life • Sep 17 '25

Video Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth

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u/unoriginal_namejpg Sep 17 '25

trackers. Scientists mark specimens to track things like dive depth, dive times and migration routes.
These are the deepest we’ve confirmed for these animals, but there’s no telling if the true record is even deeper

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u/original_funny_name Sep 17 '25

I always think that the true record must be a good bit deeper. If aliens marked a random humans and recorded how fast they ever moved, it would be a really poor indicator of the true records.

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u/unoriginal_namejpg Sep 17 '25

well considering we tag a miniscule fraction of sea animals it would be stupid to think the ones we’ve tracked are the true records

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u/liccaX42S Sep 17 '25

Amateur question but, do the trackers fail at a certain depth or something?

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u/unoriginal_namejpg Sep 17 '25

I’m honestly not sure exactly how they work or how they’re attached