The museum at Eden on the NSW South Coast used to have some interesting exhibits of Orcas working with the Whalers and other fisherman - corralled the prey until they could be captured, then received some of the spoils from the catch.
Not sure whether AUKUS will function that way.
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Fun fact: Killer whales are actually dolphins.
Aside from the fact that dolphins are also whales, killer whales are I am pretty sure named for their preying on the young of larger whales, rather than because they are whales that kill…
Well, anyone who watched that video got a lot of visual and auditory reminders that they are not fish/sharks…
Nature is brutal.
Has your rescue kitty scratched you yet?
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I’m respecting boundaries at the moment. She’s LMW’s cat.
I’ve only really spent one period of time with her, and she spent that chewing on my finger. I don’t know if that’s some form of bonding or an attempt to kill me.
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Go away to make a cuppa and somebody is sitting in my chair! 
Was quite lucky with this cat. Owners relinquished her because she didn’t take well to another cat in the household. The foster caters thought it was too hasty a decision. They had another cat of their own and after a couple of days of some static after a week or so they were all good together. I was warned she might hide or get her back up initially but from day 1 been good as gold…
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I voted for the Kooka.
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Me too. Hard not to when there’s one sitting in a tree watching me. 
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We have a few around neighbourhood and always lovely to hear them ‘laughing’.
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Check this out:
Gorgeous thing!
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I witnessed two tamed cockatoos on a perch, one saying ‘Move along the bloody perch wilya’ and shuffling along.
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[cetacean needed]
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For what porpoise?
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You guys think you’re finny.
Must be delvin’ day for flippering puns.
Quit your whale-ing.