Scientists have made what they believe to be the first sighting of an adult white orca, or killer whale, in the wild. They have nicknamed him ICEBERG and he was spotted off the coast of Eastern Russia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17783603
A fascinating article about the white whale's dark message...exploring the fact that our delight at
Iceberg, the albino killer whale, is not so very different from the dread
Moby-Dick inspired in Herman Melville:
And a NYT article about the recent changes in whale behaviour:
Farewell to Tarwathie was a track on the Judy Collins 1970 album "Whales and Nightingales" -- she sang to the haunting accompaniment of humpback whales:
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