LINK: Endangered Hawaiian monk seals keep getting eels stuck up their noses

[oulfis]

THIS WHOLE ARTICLE IS A WONDERFUL READ: ‘Make better choices’: Endangered Hawaiian monk seals keep getting eels stuck up their noses and scientists want them to stop

It all began about two years ago when Littnan, the lead scientist of the monk seal program, woke up to a strange email from researchers in the field. The subject line was short: “Eel in nose.”

There is an AMAZING picture, too.

Comments

[breathedout]

I love the idea that this is a teen trend sweeping the seal world.

[oulfis]

If monk seals could understand humans, Littnan said he has a message for them: “I would gently plead for them to stop.”

Alas, this wouldn't work on human teens, either.

[breathedout]

Ahahahahaha YES, I had the same thought.

[digsdigsdigs]

The scientists in this piece are doing INCREDIBLE work.

[ordinarybirds]

...since the marine mammals don’t have hands, they have to hunt with their faces.

I n c r e d i b l e

[anarfea]

"Make better choices" lmao