TSG couldn't help thinking that there was some kind of intent in the cetacean's action. After all, man's relationship with earth's largest mammals hasn't been a good one. Was the beast making a statement? Of course, we'll never know, but the incident was fortuitous in that it dovetailed nicely with our recent visit to Point Lobos State Reserve.
From 1862 until 1879, the Carmel Bay Whaling Company was operated by a group of Portuguese fisherman. The Whaling Station Museum has a nice collection of artifacts on display from the 300-man operation.
TSG has always tried to present a uniquely a-political spin in our blogposts, but we must admit that we come down squarely on the "anti-" side of the ongoing whale hunting debate. Some may be surprised that we would take such a firm stand on such a sensitive international issue. But don't worry...we won't make Ahab-it of it.
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Yeah, it seems pretty likely that breaching whale knew, more or less, what it was doing. Whether it understood or intended the consequences of that action is less clear, I suppose. Has anyone ever seen one breaching whale land on another whale, as a kind of play, social poke, romantic gesture, or blubbery high five? If some, one might dare to draw a parallel here.
An awful lot of sea life-hunting seems short sighted if not downright wrong headed these days. Shark butchery for the sake of the dorsal fin is one fine good example of a bad example in these regards.
All of that said, the Kingston Trio's Blow Ye Winds (about the whaling trade) is one of the coolest and most excellent folks tunes going, notwithstanding lines like "We over with our blubber-hooks and rob him of his hide!"
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