Terabith Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 https://www.iflscience.com/good-news-everybody-florida-sharks-may-be-gobbling-up-cocaine-69926?fbclid=IwAR3uc73bgvJfxqsjzsMd6Q27NtTu5Q0Wg9uRKOVE52dThGItxmGwFOiFwNw_aem_AT785kx6wRl3sgd06qdoEtfcHP_E6T-0bEOLVhQz51fsGdbylZNTr9-u2sRLp6k2hcs&mibextid=Zxz2cZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Sounds like a sequel to Cocaine Bear 😂😂😂 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) lol I responded above after seeing only the words in the link. I see the article mentions cocaine bear right off the bat.  I think it really worth investigating, not only the cocaine but what’s mentioned farther down in the article - the growing outflow of pharmaceuticals into our waterways. It doesn’t even have to be big predators; bait fish get eaten by bigger fish and pass along stuff they ingested first. It seems prudent to study the ways all levels of marine life metabolize such substances.  Frankly, though, I think the combination of increased SM image captures and behavior changes due to climate change are larger influences than an occasional swallowed bale of coke. Edited July 22, 2023 by Grace Hopper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Grace Hopper said: lol I responded above after seeing only the words in the link. I see the article mentions cocaine bear right off the bat.  I think it really worth investigating, not only the cocaine but what’s mentioned farther down in the article - the growing outflow of pharmaceuticals into our waterways. It doesn’t even have to be big predators; bait fish get eaten by bigger fish and pass along stuff they ingested first. It seems prudent to study the ways all levels of marine life metabolize such substances.  Frankly, though, I think the combination of increased SM image captures and behavior changes due to climate change are larger influences than an occasional swallowed bale of coke. Oh, it's absolutely a huge issue, and has been for a long time. Even things like antidepressants excreted in urine getting into water and making fish less fearful of predators.  But the image of sharks on cocaine is just funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Terabith said: Oh, it's absolutely a huge issue, and has been for a long time. Even things like antidepressants excreted in urine getting into water and making fish less fearful of predators.  But the image of sharks on cocaine is just funny. Honestly the common impression of sharks is that they already behave like they are on cocaine 😂😂😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 That last line of the article though...🤣🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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