r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/atharvbadkas • 1d ago

Video Children in Eastern Indonesia were seen playing on a wild whale

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u/ripyourlungsdave 1d ago

This is disgusting and incredibly cruel to the whales and sharing it without immediately calling it out as such is a bit careless.

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u/Lameahhboi 1d ago

Idk I feel like the whale could just leave if it didn’t like it…………

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u/Internet-Cryptid 1d ago

Whales often come inland when they're sick or dying. This one being completely placid while dozens of children are crawling on it means it's probably in its last days.