 | This article needs to be updated. (May 2023) |
 The Mister Splashy Pants logo, created by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, that gained fame on the internet | |
| Species | Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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."
- ^ Timothy Marshall (29 November 2007). "Whale name makes a big splash". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
- ^ Cory Doctorow (26 November 2007). "Mr Splashy Pants in the lead for Greenpeace whale-naming competition". Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- ^ Kristen Nicole (12 December 2007). "Mr. Splashy Pants and the Tale of a Hijacked PR Campaign". Mashable. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
- ^ TEDIndia. "Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media". Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.