MAR Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Okay Seeks its like this. To understand why whales eat krill you have to understand the ecological pyramid. Basically, it works like this: At the bottom of the pyramid the energy is more efficiently consumed. Say plants for example get minerals from the ground and light from the sky, they don't produce waste so lets call them 100% effective. If you eat a plant you would theoretically gain more nutrients then from a squirrel which eats plants. 80% of the plant would be transferred to you but with the squirrel some of those nutrients are already processed and changed so you get less of them. The higher you go on the food chain the less nutrients you get. That said, the animals at the bottom of the food chain are much higher in number then at the top. The reproduce much faster too. There have been reports of Krill numbering in 10,000 per cubic meter. Krill eat algae, a sea weed, so they are only one step up the chain, and have more nutrients then say, a shark. So, whales which are much larger animals need more food. If they ate sharks which are lower in the nutrients they need they would have to eat hundreds, but the shark population cannot support that kind of predatory feeding on them. They would be extinct. So Whales were designed or adapted to eating a much more nutrient rich and high density food that can replenish itself in a short period of time. It's pretty smart. I hope that made sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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delonemonkey Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Evolution, its a cool thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swineflu. Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 the pregnant one is a male if your girlfriend had no arms would you trust her to hold your baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 what is the recipe for krill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinz n'at Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 mmmmmmmm.. krill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Okay Seeks its like this. To understand why whales eat krill you have to understand the ecological pyramid. Basically, it works like this: At the bottom of the pyramid the energy is more efficiently consumed. Say plants for example get minerals from the ground and light from the sky, they don't produce waste so lets call them 100% effective. If you eat a plant you would theoretically gain more nutrients then from a squirrel which eats plants. 80% of the plant would be transferred to you but with the squirrel some of those nutrients are already processed and changed so you get less of them. The higher you go on the food chain the less nutrients you get. That said, the animals at the bottom of the food chain are much higher in number then at the top. The reproduce much faster too. There have been reports of Krill numbering in 10,000 per cubic meter. Krill eat algae, a sea weed, so they are only one step up the chain, and have more nutrients then say, a shark. So, whales which are much larger animals need more food. If they ate sharks which are lower in the nutrients they need they would have to eat hundreds, but the shark population cannot support that kind of predatory feeding on them. They would be extinct. So Whales were designed or adapted to eating a much more nutrient rich and high density food that can replenish itself in a short period of time. It's pretty smart. I hope that made sense. this. we should ask this guy more questions about the world and life in general. make it a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 thanks bill nie the science guy. i understand the scientific reasons for things, but notice who i titled the thread to? GOD. god aint got shit to do with science. if he did science could explain why giraffes are so god damn insane looking. it can explain how their bodies work, but not why they exist in the first place. no one can give you the answers to some mind bending shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSK Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 krills post pills bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 thanks bill nie the science guy. i understand the scientific reasons for things, but notice who i titled the thread to? GOD. god aint got shit to do with science. if he did science could explain why giraffes are so god damn insane looking. it can explain how their bodies work, but not why they exist in the first place. no one can give you the answers to some mind bending shit like that. Because he felt like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 95% of the universe is dark matter, stuff we cannot even see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 we are the only species that drinks another species' milk. which is really fucked up if you think about it in pure animalistic terms. that is strictly economics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruityLexia. Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The real question is, why are we not eating krill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Keep it krill.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 its because god does not exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 FTL (fuck the lord) we're the only species that smokes mad weed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighGravityCane Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I didn't realize i needed to be high to read this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 to mar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 everything we do is wierd as shit if you think about it enough, yes. mind blown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent_bob Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 you're krillin me smallz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Krillafornia. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Veritably Clean Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 krillin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbs Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 humans are the only mammals who need help to deliver their children humans are the only mammals who are known to develop gout spontaneously humans are the only mammals who lack sialic acid on their cell surfaces humans are the only mammals who continue to consume milk into adulthood humans are the only mammals who wear clothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 dude, it's like eating rice, it's not that weird This actually works. If you think of how krill swarm, the numbers are huge. So the whales have to migrate to where the bigger swarms are during whatever season. So when they get there, all they have to do is swim around and have a buffet. It is kind of like a rice bowl. It still is a crazy concept, but nature is like that. The only real mistake God made, was letting us evolve into this: Are those herpes sores on her bottom lip, or lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiwhaaa? Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 anyone for a slice of whale shark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritably Clean Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 humans are the only mammals who wear clothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the radiologist Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 anyone for a slice of whale shark? It doesn't look like Jonah was telling the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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