Re: Whales

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

Saw a hallmark movie not long ago called A Splash of Love.
It was all about whales! Some beautiful aerial shots of them together as they were moving into coves, etc. I didn't think the movie was very good but really loved the many shots of the whales.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@SilleeMee What did the whale skin feel like? They often appear to be covered with barnacles and very rough. I always wanted to touch one.

I read the experience of a kayaker that got extremely close to a humpback just as it exhaled through its blowhole. He said he got drenched in slimy, fishy snot. I bet that took some of the fun out of it.

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SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@Kachina624 wrote:
@SilleeMee What did the whale skin feel like? They often appear to be covered with barnacles and very rough. I always wanted to touch one.

I read the experience of a kayaker that got extremely close to a humpback just as it exhaled through its blowhole. He said he got drenched in slimy, fishy snot. I bet that took some of the fun out of it.

@Kachina624

It was such a brief touch. It wasn't like I petted the whale. I remember it was a smooth section I touched. The whale only had his eye out of the water. It was huge! I touched right next to it...!

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@Kachina624

The beached baby whale was very smooth, soft and it had fine hair on the top part near the blow holes. One of the biologists there said the baby was only a couple of days old.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@SilleeMee The baby was probably sick or had a congenital defect. It could have become separated from mom. I saw a video of killer whales harassing a blue whale and her calf off the California coast. They'll often kill the baby

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Bookplate · ‎08-19-2011

The American Museum of Natural History in NY has a scale model of one of one hanging from the ceiling in the Hall of Ocean Life. As a kid, it scared me witless. Still not my favorite gallery.