Why do scientists in Antarctic always slap the seal?Because this is fake ...

Recently, a "interesting" of "scientists fan" was circulated on the Internet. According to the article, the Antarctic scientists will slap the seal after installing scientific research devices (such as sensors) for seals. The article also said that this is the hidden rules of the Antarctic scientific research. It is to give some "lessons" for seals so that they know that humans are not good, so they will not be hunted or harmed because they trust humans too much.

Slam? Be careful of the slap of the seal fan

In other words, scientists are "I hit you, but this is good for you."

At first glance, it seems quite touching? But if you think about it, you will find that this statement is missing -not only overestimating the image of humans in the minds of the seal, but also underestimating the fighting power of the seal.

The two male south elephant seals are all blood after fighting.

fake! fake!

I consulted one of the scientific research players (my brother) who studied the Antarctic Sea Beast (that is, my brother). Essence As a result, what I got was a rigorous and negative reply: I have never seen it.

Although the Antarctic Science and Technology Station mentioned in this article is traceable, no references are listed in the article. We have searched on the Internet with English keywords, and we did not see any related related to the relevant related to the Internet. news.

The article also mentioned the names of some scientific researchers, such as Dr. Sheldon, who regrets the slap of the seal. However, using "McMurdo Station (Mike Mado Station) Sheldon" as a keyword, you can't check any relevant information

In addition, there is an impressive picture in the article. I have seen this tongue seal in which news I have seen in the news, but I am sure the news is not telling the story of hitting seals.

Screenshot of the article. This picture is not fictional, but this seal is not slapped to the tongue with a slap fan.

The guide friend helped me find the source of the original picture. Sure enough, this picture comes from another news: researchers at Norway Polar Research Institute installed the sensors on the head of a group of south elephant seals, so that they could obtain the ice shelf in the eastern part of Antarctica through the activities of the South Elephant Seal Environmental parameters. The original news did not mention the scientific researchers to fight seal, and the person who took this photo was not the so -called "Dr. Goodrian", but Dr. Lars Boehme, the University of St. Anderus University in the United Kingdom, British University. Essence

Original news source: https: //news.agu.org/press-rease/elephant-help-uncoVer-than-expeCTICTIC-Melting/

Find this, basically it can be considered that this "interesting" is not credible. The guide friend suggested that I ask Dr. Las, just when the dwarf on my operation was still delayed,@向 向 向 向 向, as a giant in the action, has sent a inquiry email for Dr. Las. And get a reply soon.

Dr. Las gave a reply from@拉 拉. The letter mentioned that scientists cannot approach the seals at will; if they must be close to and grab the seals due to experiments, they need sufficient reasons and will be highly supervised. If scientists want to slap the slap, then TA will always be banned from engaging in animal -related research -in short, it is fake news.

@ @Also shared her own verification ideas with the calendar mother, and it is similar to the meow fish sauce: first searching the keywords in English, no relevant news; then searching for the photo of the seal tongue, found the original original, found the original original, and found the original original. Photographer Dr. Las; he also searched "Guderian" in the article. The search result was a militaryist in Germany in the last century ...

Thank you@象 感 感 感 感 感 感 感 感 quickly and Dr. Las' response. At this point, we can confirm 100 %. The so -called slap by scientists is a fake news. Those who write this fake news may not have thought about it. If there is really a slap in the Antarctica, there will be any consequences.

Seal, not so messy -nor does it want to mess with humans.

Many seals are willing to get close to humans? Think too much!

Antarctica is a paradise for wild animals. A large number of seabirds, seals and sea dogs are reproduced here. Footprints are located in Antarctic islands, the edge of the mainland, and some extensions to the mainland. There are few people here, and most of the wild animals have never seen a human beings throughout their lives. And when they see humans, they are more inclined to wait and wait and see, and try to avoid it, rather than proactively getting close.

Today, human activities in Antarctica are also strictly restricted. Under normal circumstances, whether it is Antarctic tourists, researchers, or other people, they cannot actively touch the Antarctic wildlife. Researchers need to conduct research and operation of these animals, and they must also obtain environmental permission and animal ethical permits from relevant institutions.

In the case of keeping distance between both sides, only a few seals, usually curious cubs, can show the behavior of close to humans -to emphasize that this situation is still very rare.

The phenomenon of Antarctic seals close to humans is very rare. Generally, only the South Elephant SEM cubs with a specific landing point will show such behavior, and this phenomenon usually occurs in the Antarctica, not Antarctica. However, according to regulations, even if the seal is proactive, you cannot show any response, you cannot stir the seal ｜ thedodo.com review our experience in Antarctica, most of the seals there are reactions to human beings. Alert, a few did not care. Especially the seals on the ice, once there is an assault boat approaching, it will clearly show uneasy emotions, such as frequently raising, staring at the assault boat tightly, and even turning directly into the water to walk. And the seal on the land, once it is found that human beings have entered their own warning area, they will also move away; those with a large body shape may also show a defensive posture, yell at humans and even rush straight to humans (of course, also creeping) Come.

Therefore, it is not easy to put a scientific research device for a seal, especially a large seal to wear a large seal, and usually need to use anesthesia.

Will adult South Elephant SEALs let you operate in a sober state?

No, first of all, they will be like this ...

Then be like this ...

Finally, when I was covered with a hood, I had a needle on my neck ...

The above three pictures are from meop.net

In Antarctica, there is no place for treatment

Can a slap or fat? Can I really remember the "evil" of human beings? Here also involves the selection of research objects and the differences in body shape.

Judging from the actual situation, compared to adult seals, although young seals are more distressed by human beings, scientific researchers will not install scientific research devices for young seals -that is, the scientific research operations before the fan slap mentioned in the fake news one. The young seal did not drop the water before the tire hair faded, the range of activity was small, and the tire hair faded within a few weeks. After the fading, the research installation would fall off; The rate is also very high, but the installation of the device can not take long at once, and the execution cost is too high.

The Wedel Seal, who has not faded, does not have much scientists installed scientific research devices for these babies. Even if it is installed, it will not take advantage of its old fan with a small fan! ｜ Samuel Blanc / Wikimedia Commons

Therefore, scientific researchers are more inclined to install scientific research devices for adults and adult seals. So, in the face of friendly adult seals, will we slap it after the research is over? No, I dare not, I don’t want to ...

There are 5 kinds of seals in Antarctic and its surroundings: Weidel seals, crab eating seals, south elephant seals, leopard seals and Ross seals. In addition to the smallest Ross seal body, the other four seals are greater than humans. Especially the South Elephant Seal, the length of the adult male is 6 meters and weighs nearly 4 tons.

Researchers who are marked with Nanda Seals. Not to mention that the slap does not meet the requirements of animal experimental ethics, it depends on the poor body shape. Whoever slaps is not necessarily?

In the provisions issued by the International Antarctic Tourism Organization Association (IAATO), at the landing point, the safe distance between tourists and the Antarctic sea dogs that can run quickly in the upper body is more than 15 meters, and the safety distance from the adult male South Elephant Seal is the safety distance is the safety distance of the adult male South Elephant Seal is the safety distance is the safety distance of the adult male South Elephant SEAC is the safety distance is the safety distance of the adult male South Elephant Seal is the safety distance. More than 25 meters -you can't predict that once you see that you are not pleasing to the eye when you look at it, what you may do with you. Even if it is a smaller adult seal, once he was beaten in a sober situation, he was furious and a counterattack against scientific researchers.

After all, in Antarctica, the medical conditions are extremely limited, but there are no good orthopedics doctors to help for treatment.

Always prepare for the next study

Suppose that after a slap or a fat, the friendly seal is really unbelievable to human beings. Is this everything good?

The original text even mentioned that the slap protects the Antarctic seal and keeps them from being hunted ...

Seals are hunting by humans because they are stupid close to humans? No, the little seal is more likely to be hunted because they do not know much about swimming and have no way to escape in time. Moreover, seals will be hunted, and they are originally because humans want to hunt them.

In addition, the so -called "Antarctic Convention" does not exist.

However, brother, you won't you study only once you come to the Antarctic, right? If scientific researchers really slap the seal, then for other unknown tourists and scientific researchers, and even continue to study the seal self in the future, the beaten seal becomes a potential harm- After all, not all seals eat and admit. If this is a very revenge seal, even if it is still small now, as long as it is intentional, or if it grows up in the future, it may cause harm to humans.

In fact, using the means of abuse seal to let seals remember the "evil" of human beings. This is unnecessary in Antarctica, which is strictly controlled by human behavior today. These seals are currently not in the danger of being killed by humans, and they can't get in touch with a few people. They also talk about being hurt because they trust humans too much?

The Antarctic seals are not in danger of being killed. They slap them to protect them. This ridiculous approach is completely unnecessary ｜ Brocken Inaglory / Wikimedia Commons researchers should study animals in depth, or study their living environment with animals. The mostA good way is to live peacefully with animals but do not interfere, so that they can treat themselves as part of the environment; in the face of animals that take the initiative to get close to themselves, they cannot show any intimate response.If you need to install scientific research devices for these animals, it is necessary to complete the fastest and smallest damage, so that animals know that their contact is only temporary, and it will not bring bad consequences.

A slap or a fatter will destroy the equal relationship between humans and wild animals in Antarctica.

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