Undulating Ungulate

The US Navy is training dolphins and sea lions to “fight terror”. Before, of course, it was the Russians. But anyway. I found this wonderfully surreal.

The sea lions carry in their mouths a cable and a handcuff-like device that clamps onto a terrorist’s leg. Sailors can then use the cable to reel in the terrorist.

Wouldn’t that just mess with your head? Swimming away and a freaking sea lion comes up and handcuffs you.

This, too, seemed surreal.

Animal rights activists worry that the dolphins and sea lions sent to Washington state could be harmed by the cold water, and worry that the animals might transmit diseases to the area’s killer whales.

We are one crazy damn species.

Filed by billy at 1:14 pm under politics,the world
Comments Off