in Monterrey DNA detective Steve Palumbi is hot on the trail of other blue whales
is hot on the trail of other blue whales
is hot on the trail of other blue whales in the mid 90s he brought a synthetic
in the mid 90s he brought a synthetic
in the mid 90s he brought a synthetic copy of suspicious whale DNA back to his
copy of suspicious whale DNA back to his
copy of suspicious whale DNA back to his lab in California when he analyzes that
lab in California when he analyzes that
lab in California when he analyzes that replica he finds what he feared blue
replica he finds what he feared blue
replica he finds what he feared blue whale it is a match for an individual
whale it is a match for an individual
whale it is a match for an individual whale already in GenBank that not only
whale already in GenBank that not only
whale already in GenBank that not only is it a is a good match to a blue whale
is it a is a good match to a blue whale
is it a is a good match to a blue whale sequence it’s a perfect match to this
sequence it’s a perfect match to this
sequence it’s a perfect match to this blue whale sequence that’s all gentlemen
blue whale sequence that’s all gentlemen
blue whale sequence that’s all gentlemen it is a shocking discovery no blue
it is a shocking discovery no blue
it is a shocking discovery no blue whales have been hunted legally for a
whales have been hunted legally for a
whales have been hunted legally for a very long time and blue ELLs are not
very long time and blue ELLs are not
very long time and blue ELLs are not abundant enough to even consider hunting
abundant enough to even consider hunting
abundant enough to even consider hunting so if there’s illegal trade in blue
so if there’s illegal trade in blue
so if there’s illegal trade in blue whales and that’s a major major problem
whales and that’s a major major problem
whales and that’s a major major problem there’s something else that is
there’s something else that is
there’s something else that is problematic about this whale
problematic about this whale
problematic about this whale mitochondrial DNA the genetic legacy
mitochondrial DNA the genetic legacy
mitochondrial DNA the genetic legacy from the mother is definitely blue whale
from the mother is definitely blue whale
from the mother is definitely blue whale further analysis reveals the other
further analysis reveals the other
further analysis reveals the other parent is not it was a blue whale
parent is not it was a blue whale
parent is not it was a blue whale sequence but it was from a whale that
sequence but it was from a whale that
sequence but it was from a whale that had a blue whale mother but a fin whale
had a blue whale mother but a fin whale
had a blue whale mother but a fin whale father it was a hybrid and that makes it
father it was a hybrid and that makes it
father it was a hybrid and that makes it pretty much unique in the whale genetics
pretty much unique in the whale genetics
pretty much unique in the whale genetics world this bizarre whale is a cross
world this bizarre whale is a cross
world this bizarre whale is a cross between the two largest whale species
between the two largest whale species
between the two largest whale species adult blue whales can reach close to 100
adult blue whales can reach close to 100
adult blue whales can reach close to 100 feet long fin whales are the next
feet long fin whales are the next
feet long fin whales are the next largest stretching approximately 80 feet
hybrid whales are rare Scott Baker has a
hybrid whales are rare Scott Baker has a theory why they exist they’ve been
theory why they exist they’ve been
theory why they exist they’ve been reduced to very low numbers and they may
reduced to very low numbers and they may
reduced to very low numbers and they may simply be unable to find opportunities
simply be unable to find opportunities
simply be unable to find opportunities to mate with their members of their own
to mate with their members of their own
to mate with their members of their own species
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