Haven't felt much like blogging lately. In the absence of anything to write about I figured I would throw up some thoughts and facts about whales. Because I can.
Wouldn't it be cool to go swimming with a whale?
Blue whales (pictured above) are the current largest living animals and quite possibly the largest animals to live on Earth ever! There also used to be an estimated 200,000 to 350,000 Blue Whales before they started to be hunted in the early 1900s. Now there are about 8,000 to 14,000 Blue Whales worldwide.
As much as whale songs have gotten a bad rap by being added to "new age" music, they are actually pretty interesting.
Whales have "spindle cells" which are a type of brain cell related to intelligence found only (also) in humans and certain primates. Hmmmm.
Beluga Whales are pretty! And the few I've seen in person (whaleson?) seemed very friendly too.
Personally, I think that a high degree of curiousity is a sign of intelligence. It makes sense then that dolphins and whales are considered likely candidates of high intelligence.
Whales rule!
Dolphins are cool too, as long as they aren't put on t-shirts in a cheesy way. Same goes for whales. *Shudder* at art by Wyland!
1 comment:
i love whales,
I've seen a beluga in person in the ga aguarioum, so cool.
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