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Researchers discover new ocean predator in the Atacama Trench

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62 points wglb | 1 comments | 17 Dec 24 20:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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usrusr ◴[21 Dec 24 19:10 UTC] No.42481539[source]▶
Predator sounds dramatic, but there really isn't much non-microscopic life in the oceans that isn't predatorial. Large herbivores are land-evolved.
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PittleyDunkin ◴[21 Dec 24 19:48 UTC] No.42481766[source]▶
Would you consider the blue whale to be a carnivore, then?
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1. SaggyDoomSr ◴[21 Dec 24 20:05 UTC] No.42481902[source]▶
blue whales eat krill, almost exclusively. so... yeah, definitely carnivores. i don't think there are any herbivore whales.