What exactly would happen if filter-feeding whales went extinct? It doesn't look like they play a role in the food pyramid except maybe as transportation for barnacle.
>>2320659
An organism is part of a complex web of interactions that follow it from birth until after death. Everything from orcas preying on whale calves to entire ecosystems cropping up around a whale's corpse in the abyssal depths are dependent on large whales.
No organism can be removed without disrupting many other organisms, even if you think it is worthless.
Are you from Japan or Norway? They are famous whale-eaters. If all whales would become extinct, you'll suck your own dicks instead of eating tasty whale meat like one at the photo. Maybe, I say some simple things, but killed whale females would not give birth to next generation of whale calves.
Are my words understandable?
>>2320685
Are you suggesting that the only niche occupied by filter-feeding whales is for human consumption?
>>2320685
this is the most faggot post ever
>>2320687
Meat of toothed whales is worse because of accumulation of heavy metals and toxic substances at the top of food chain. Also the meat of sperm whale and beaked whales may cause diarrhea. That's why meat of mysticetes is preferrable as a food source.
>>2320700
You cant read either eh?
>>2320729
He speaks like some third world retard.
>>2320736
You are dumb.
>>2320659
Consider the deep ocean bottom dwelling organisms that depend on whale carcasses as a source of food. There are entire ecosystems built around these corpses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall
>>2320659
>something eats tens of millions of animals a day
>nah, they probably have no role in the food pyramid
It's usually a good idea to even slightly think about things OP.
>>2320895
Krill populations are way down anyway.
They're important for nutrient cycling from the deep ocean to terrestrial ecosystems as well.
>>2320661
This.
>>2320659
What exactly would happen if Japanese people went extinct? It doesn't look like they play a role in the food pyramid except maybe as transportation for pixelated genitals.