THE LONELIEST WHALE
IN THE WORLD!!!!
In 2004, The New York
Times wrote an article
about the loneliest
whale in the world.
Scientists have been
tracking her since 1992
and they discovered the
problem:
She isnt like any other
baleen whale. Unlike all
other whales, she
doesnt have friends. She doesnt have a family.
She doesnt belong to
any tribe, pack or gang.
She doesnt have a
lover. She never had
one. 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 uniquewhile the
rest of her kind
communicate between
12 and 25hz,she sings at 52hz. You see, thats
precisely the problem.
No other whales can
hear her. Every one of
her desperate calls to
communicate remains
unanswered. Each cry
ignored.
And, with every lonely song, she becomes sadder and more frustrated, her notes going deeper indespair as the years go by.
Just imagine that
massive mammal,
floating alone and
singingtoo big to
connect with any of the
beings it passes, feeling
paradoxically small
inthe vast stretches of
empty, open ocean.
may if i hear whaley song i'll cry.
:'(
