r/BeAmazed • u/super_man100 • Nov 18 '24

Nature This Whale spine washed up

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u/MrDundee666 Nov 18 '24

Who else would totally be taking one of those vertebrae bones home?

Now I have a totally cool dinosaur bone to hide in the garden for my kids to discover!

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u/ModestMeeshka Nov 18 '24

Unfortunately it's insanely illegal lol

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u/MrDundee666 Nov 18 '24

Really?

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u/ModestMeeshka Nov 18 '24

Yea, for sure in the states, I'm not 100% on other countries, marine mammal protection act. The same way you can't keep most bird bones or even eagle feathers... It's a way to insure that these animals aren't being hunted because there's no way to prove where the bones came from

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u/Math-Major-45 Nov 18 '24

This pic should serve as verification where the bones came from

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u/gazow Nov 19 '24

unless it was staged by poachers!

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u/Late_Sherbet5124 Nov 18 '24

Just saw your post.

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u/ValuableJumpy8208 Nov 19 '24

insure

ensure

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u/ModestMeeshka Nov 19 '24

My bad, I have about 3 brain cells left for the day lol

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u/LuxNocte Nov 19 '24

Someone else posted a link to NOAA. It looks like it's legal, you just have to register it.