{
  "id": 305909,
  "title": "'short_finned' vs  'long_finned' vs 'pilot_whale'",
  "url": "/competitions/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/305909",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-02-07T13:34:31.751677900Z",
  "votes": 16,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hi!</p>\n<p>I am trying to figure out if the <code>pilot whale</code> is a stand alone species or it's classified within the <code>long</code> or <code>short</code> finned pilot whales.</p>\n<p>After a quick google search, I get this:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species. Between the two species, they range nearly worldwide, with long-finned pilot whales living in colder waters and short-finned pilot whales living in tropical and subtropical waters.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>So, this doesn't say that there is a <code>long</code>, <code>short</code> and <code>normal</code> finned pilot whale, it just mentions 2 - hence, in which category would we put the \"normal\" <code>pilot whale</code>?</p>\n<p>Any advice would be appreciated 🐬🐳❤</p>",
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    {
      "id": "1679937",
      "postDate": "02/07/2022 13:34:31",
      "content": "<p>Hi!</p>\n<p>I am trying to figure out if the <code>pilot whale</code> is a stand alone species or it's classified within the <code>long</code> or <code>short</code> finned pilot whales.</p>\n<p>After a quick google search, I get this:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species. Between the two species, they range nearly worldwide, with long-finned pilot whales living in colder waters and short-finned pilot whales living in tropical and subtropical waters.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>So, this doesn't say that there is a <code>long</code>, <code>short</code> and <code>normal</code> finned pilot whale, it just mentions 2 - hence, in which category would we put the \"normal\" <code>pilot whale</code>?</p>\n<p>Any advice would be appreciated 🐬🐳❤</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi!\n\nI am trying to figure out if the `pilot whale` is a stand alone species or it's classified within the `long` or `short` finned pilot whales.\n\nAfter a quick google search, I get this:\n\n> Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species. Between the two species, they range nearly worldwide, with long-finned pilot whales living in colder waters and short-finned pilot whales living in tropical and subtropical waters.\n\nSo, this doesn't say that there is a `long`, `short` and `normal` finned pilot whale, it just mentions 2 - hence, in which category would we put the \"normal\" `pilot whale`?\n\nAny advice would be appreciated 🐬🐳❤",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1679942",
      "postDate": "02/07/2022 13:39:09",
      "content": "<p>There was a similar discussion <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/305468\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>\n<p>According to the competition host:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>long_finned_pilot_whale and short_finned_pilot_whale are very similar species where we would expect more variation between individuals than between species</p>\n  <p>pilot_whale and globis are both short_finned_pilot_whale and thus the three can be merged</p>\n</blockquote>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There was a similar discussion [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/305468)\n\nAccording to the competition host:\n> long_finned_pilot_whale and short_finned_pilot_whale are very similar species where we would expect more variation between individuals than between species\n\n> pilot_whale and globis are both short_finned_pilot_whale and thus the three can be merged",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1679987",
      "postDate": "02/07/2022 14:13:02",
      "content": "<p>Didn't find the discussion, but thank youuuu</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Didn't find the discussion, but thank youuuu",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1679942,
      "author_name": "debarshichanda",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/07/2022 13:39:09",
      "content": "<p>There was a similar discussion <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/305468\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>\n<p>According to the competition host:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>long_finned_pilot_whale and short_finned_pilot_whale are very similar species where we would expect more variation between individuals than between species</p>\n  <p>pilot_whale and globis are both short_finned_pilot_whale and thus the three can be merged</p>\n</blockquote>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1679987,
          "author_name": "andradaolteanu",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/07/2022 14:13:02",
          "content": "<p>Didn't find the discussion, but thank youuuu</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        }
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    "1679937": "Hi!\n\nI am trying to figure out if the `pilot whale` is a stand alone species or it's classified within the `long` or `short` finned pilot whales.\n\nAfter a quick google search, I get this:\n\n> Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species. Between the two species, they range nearly worldwide, with long-finned pilot whales living in colder waters and short-finned pilot whales living in tropical and subtropical waters.\n\nSo, this doesn't say that there is a `long`, `short` and `normal` finned pilot whale, it just mentions 2 - hence, in which category would we put the \"normal\" `pilot whale`?\n\nAny advice would be appreciated 🐬🐳❤",
    "1679942": "There was a similar discussion [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/305468)\n\nAccording to the competition host:\n> long_finned_pilot_whale and short_finned_pilot_whale are very similar species where we would expect more variation between individuals than between species\n\n> pilot_whale and globis are both short_finned_pilot_whale and thus the three can be merged",
    "1679987": "Didn't find the discussion, but thank youuuu"
  },
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}