A different flavor of kool-aide:
The happiest whale in the world -
At first she seems like a fairly ordinary baleen whale, but scientists have observed that she is a bit more solitary than other baleen whales. Baleen
whales typically live solitary lives but do group together when feeding and raising young. She does not. She may not be sexually mature enough to
raise offspring yet and may have a unique feeding ritual of her own that doesn't require group help. But there is something more interesting about
her. Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six seconds each. But her voice is unlike any other baleen whale. It is unique,
she sings at 52hz. Baleen whale song frequencies span the range of human hearing and beyond. They can produce sounds below and above our range of
hearing and studies suggest their hearing spans a similarly wide range. But she has a unique voice, unlike any known species. She may be a unique
hybrid, the first of a brand new species of whale soon to be swimming the oceans of the world!
Just imagine that massive mammal, floating along and singing—happy to be alive, doing her own thing. Exploring the oceans of our world as the first
of her kind and announcing their arrival with her unique and jubilant song! A song that will soon be heard in oceans around the globe as more of her
kind arrive to join in!
Nothing in my interpretation is any less scientifically credible (actually, it's much more scientifically accurate) than the original article was. I
was just amazed at how easily so many people just did what the author of that article told them to do - feel sad. With no real hard evidence of
anything. How do we know that maybe she can't stand the sound of the other whales and is happier being by herself? Toothed whales generally live in
packs, baleen whales are mostly solitary with the exceptions being eating and child rearing, so maybe she's not lonely at all?? How do we know she's
the last (sob) of her species? Maybe she's the first? Almost every whale song I've every heard sounds sad but we have no idea at all what emotion,
if any, they are trying to convey.
Evidence, data, facts, research. These things allow us to have more accurate and appropriate reactions to events. Not emotion, spin, crisis and fear
mongering.
And to be clear, I felt the emotion of the article at first read, but it set my radar off as I could clearly see the author trying hard to manipulate
me by throwing in some much unscientific speculation, clearly on purpose.
I can't let myself fall for such manipulation as it leads to rash, hasty decisions that I might regret later.
Source for SCIENTIFIC data:
www.whalewatch.org...
en.wikipedia.org...