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Carl Safina

Ecologist and author of Beyond Words

u/Carl_Safina ↗AMA only
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The 2016 r/science AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 1 post and 137 comments from u/Carl_Safina, all from 2016, most often in r/science.

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A redditor wrote in r/science

On “Science AMA Series: I'm Carl Safina, ecologist and writer focused on how humanity is changing the natural world and affecting the lives of non-human animals, especially in the ocean. AMA!”

I've been very curious about Orcas recently, could you elaborate on their cognitive abilities? Particularly their emotional attachment and self-awareness?

u/Carl_Safina replied

During the era of captures in the Northwest, when they'd learned that the helicopters would bring the catch boats, one family split with the mothers and little babies going one way and staying underwater a long time and the others…

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During the era of captures in the Northwest, when they'd learned that the helicopters would bring the catch boats, one family split with the mothers and little babies going one way and staying underwater a long time and the others staying on the surface to decoy the helicopter. Astonishing but that's them.

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A redditor wrote in r/science

On “Science AMA Series: I'm Carl Safina, ecologist and writer focused on how humanity is changing the natural world and affecting the lives of non-human animals, especially in the ocean. AMA!”

How would you teach children to be concerned?

u/Carl_Safina replied

I wouldn't. I would teach them to love the living world. I would show them how we act when we love and care for the world. I would let them get wet, dirty, sandy, and happy.