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Killer Whales Settle Disputes Like Humans

livescience.com — Whether it's a blowout argument or a dinner-table disagreement, a spat with your lover can be trying. Humans have of course devised ways of making up, including tight hugs and customary apology flowers. Killer whales have their own tricks for mending relations, a new study finds. Rather than a bouquet, however, they might opt for an intimate swim.

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  • Firemeboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38When I first saw the headline I thought, "They have lawyer killer whales?"
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Actually... I was thinking, "they shoot each other with hand guns?"

    > "They have lawyer killer whales?"

    They don't call'em "sharks" for 'nothin.
  • jarcoal, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20emo
  • dylanrjones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10That's how you settle a dispute with Paris Hilton
  • mlit2000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If you engage in an intimate swim with them.
  • df12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Here's my off-the-cuff reaction to the headline: They fanaticize both sides of the dispute so that no middle ground compromise can be had?
  • Wiggles2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7The question is, will the killer whales that I've insulted be able to forgive me?
  • zone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3be warned.. Killer Whales like it rough!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ikVObJVSw
    [ http://digg.com/videos_people/Killer_Whales_Not_Very_Friendly ]
  • MrBabyMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I was expecting to read about drive-by squirtings.
  • democracysucks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What, by modding up the whales they like, and modding down the ones they don't?
  • birdwatcher3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No matter what species... females will always whine :)
  • pab89, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2AOL says Killer whale #17556639 searches for "how to kill your wife"
  • Saintlink, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Just to beat the next digger to it:

    But the lawyers took most of the class settlement and left the whales on the beach.

    /full disclosure: I'm headed off to law school shortly. :)
  • Lazybones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was wondering when whales started carrying guns.
  • Broccoli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Once again another reason for me not to swim in a ocean. That water that's in your mouth was used for intimate swimming for whales about an hour ago.
  • skubiszm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So whales have lawyers, judges and juries?
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How do they tell when the whales are fighting?

    Oh, and the whole lawyer, guns and bombs thing was funny the first three times it was posted.
  • Wavey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Sorry, honey, I apologize for the things I squeaked. What say you and I go find a nice little sea lion to toss to each other for a while?"
  • CorpT, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Killer whales are not killer whales at all but killer dolphins.
  • joeydoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's how you catch a disease from Paris Hilton, not settle a dispute.
  • naleeh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Damn... first thing that popped into my head was whales playing rock, paper, scrissors
  • frankrizzo1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Spat used twice on the front page? Guess I'll be adding this to my vocabulary.
  • JimButtitta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1So they either hire lawyers or bomb the ***** out of each other??
  • Wavey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1They're all cetaceans.
  • SuckMyDigg, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2They have nuclear arms races? Under water? OMG THE WHALES ARE SMARTER THAN US! SCREW THE TERRORISTS LETS GO FOR THE WHALES!
  • whisk3rs, on 10/12/2007, -12/+4I thought, "They file frivolous lawsuits in civil court?"
  • starexplorer, on 10/12/2007, -15/+4great band name, Intimate Swim

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