If swimming is good exercise and helps you to lose weight and stay slim, are whales just doing it wrong?
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Whales are actually very fit and trim, for whales. The point to be made here is that genetics are a major concern when speaking about body size and shape.
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Also, swimming to them is like walking with us. When we say that swimming is a great way to get in shape we mean swimming exercise like swimming laps. Whales are just walking in the ocean.
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Temperature and pressure flucations are major reasons for whales to be "designed" the way they are. They are not doing "it" wrong, just a different "it". We have our skin and senses to help protect us in our environment, they have theirs designed to work in their environment.
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Probably to keep them warm
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They take after my ex, swimming never worked for her either :o)
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Because whales are built differently than us and need to stay warm in extreme temperatures and not in dry air conditions. Whales also don't have knees that can get hurt from jarring like when running.
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The same way walking is good for us , why are human beings so fat ? :)
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So we can hunt them for their blubber?
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Fat is not inherently bad. It serves a purpose in all animals. Having too much fat is a bad thing. Whales have a lot of fat because they are big but have the right amount for their needs. They tend to live in waters and dive to depths that are colder than what could be maintained with our amount of body fat. Fat insulates them and provides them extra energy to maintain body temp.
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Have you ever lived in the North Atlantic waters?
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Blubber. Haha
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Whales are fat because, even though they live in the water, they actually breathe air. Fat makes an animal more buoyant in water. So if their muscles become weak due to a lack of oxygen, they still have a chance at survival since the extra fat will pull them to the surface. It's an evolutionary adaptation. Skinny whales just don't make it to mating season.
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A lot of take-out. Jonah delivered for Pizza Hut! :-)
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