Quotes About Whales

Every bar that's set to prove human superiority to orcas seems to be as easy for the whales to jump as the hurdles set out for them at SeaWorld. Orcas fit every definition for humanity humans have come up with that doesn't require opposable thumbs.

In 1964, no one was watching whales for fun. Today, every orca in the Salish Sea is a star.

The southern residents are the most photographed, filmed, recorded, and documented mammals on the planet who aren't either running a country or headlining Hollywood blockbusters.

Orcas and some other large whales have spindle neurons in their brains. These are cells that process emotion humans thought existed only in apes and us. Spindle neurons have been called the cells that make us human. They're the part of the brain that deals with complex emotions like love, guilt, grief and even embarrassment. Since these are the cells that allow us to feel deeply, isn't it likely they do the same for orcas?

The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?

You are not the most intelligent creature in the universe. You are not even the most intelligent creature on your planet. The tonal language in the song of a humpback whale displays more complexity than the entire works of Shakespeare. It is not a competition. Well, it is. But don't worry about it.

Most people, when they imagine New England, think about old colonial homes, white houses with black shutters, whales, and sexually morbid WASPs with sensible vehicles and polite political opinions. This is incorrect. If you want to get New England right, just imagine a giant mullet in paint-stained pants and a Red Sox hat being pushed into the back of a cruiser after a bar fight.

Where great whales come sailing by,Sail and sail, with unshut eye,Round the world forever and aye.

Whatever bro, tell it to the whales

Modern whales retain a tiny pelvis for hind legs that existed in their land mammal ancestors but have disappeared today.

It was becoming more and more clear that if the asteroids were the schools of minnows swimming among the pod of whales, then Pluto and the Kuiper belt objects were simply a previously overlooked collection of sardines swimming in a faraway sea.

On my way to the parking lot, in quick succession, I saw students wearing t-shirts which read, "Save the whales. Collect the whole set," "Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now," and "Half the people you know are below average." Typical for the Eastern student body.

The book references whales attacking humans, which has never happened... until July 2020 when orcas started ramming boats off Portugal and Spain. Perhaps some of the book's other predictions will come true.

Like casino employees talking about an especially profligate gambler, the sales reps referred to these doctors as "whales.

It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.