ApocaDocs: Porpoise deaths raising questions

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	Porpoise deaths raising questions http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1217725695 "It's the tip of the iceberg," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. "These are open ocean animals. For every one we find dead there are probably many others that are out there."... Harbor porpoises are not commonly tracked by the state and so little is known about where they feed or mate. Over time, state records show the mammals have a tendency to die during the summertime calving season, but researchers don't know why. "It could be that the acid bio-accumulated in the fetus," Schramm said. "If it's something that the mother ingested and passed through the placental barrier, it could be something that she passed on to her fetus."

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The ApocaDocs say:

If only we could translate Porpoise:
"Ack-ack-Brrreee-ack-ee-ack":
"Something's wrong with us."