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Mister Splashy Pants
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Mister Splashy Pants, or Mr Splashypants, is a humpback whale in the South Pacific Ocean. It is being tracked with a satellite tag by Greenpeace as a part of its Great Whale Trail Expedition,[1] which was working to raise awareness about whales threatened by the Japanese Fisheries Agency's hunting of 50 humpback whales annually. The whale's name was chosen in an online poll that garnered attention from several websites, including Boing Boing[2] and Reddit,[3] quickly becoming an internet meme. Mister Splashy Pants became the subject of a TED Talk[4] by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, titled "How to make a splash in social media."
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![]() The Mister Splashy Pants logo, created by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, that gained fame on the internet | |
Species | Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
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Sex | Male |
Born | Before 2007 |
Known for | Tracking by Greenpeace and naming by Reddit users |
Residence | Southern Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, south of New Zealand |
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