Whales: Vroom! Luna hangs with the boat & makes motor noises….
Did you see The Whale? This is Luna (the killer whale in the story) in a minute vid, imitating a boat motor…..
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Whales: Good news, all around…
First – the blue whales – they’re back!!!!! California blue whales, the largest animals on Earth once driven to near extinction by whaling, have made a remarkable comeback to near historic, 19th-century levels, according to a University of Washington study released on Friday. The recovery makes California blue whales – which study authors say now…
Whales: Attack by killer whale…unlikely, according to expert
Human/killer whale attacks are rare, which prompts this expert in New Zealand to suggest this event was unfortunate, but more of an accident – here’s more: An expert on marine animals is skeptical about reports of an orca grabbing a free diver’s catch bag and dragging him underwater until the rope became free. Whale rescue…
Whales: Capturing our brother & sister killer whales, in Russia
If the marine entertainment industry folks tried to capture orcas in Atlantic waters, or off the Pacific coast….you bet there would be a fight. So they’re doing it in the cold seas of Russia. According to Erich Hoyt: Four more orcas have now been confirmed to have been captured in Russian waters for ocean amusement…
Whales: Twenty years after “Free Willy,” what have we learned, and what have we missed…
Do you remember where you were, the first time you saw Free Willy? For me, it was in a movie theatre in Eugene, OR, USA, with a packed house that screamed & cheered & clapped when Willy gets away at the end (see the poster at right, for spoiler). It was a football game where…