Matthew Savoca, et al: Why are whales big, but not bigger?
Both toothed and baleen (filter-feeding) whales are among the largest animals ever to exist. Blue whales, which measure up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and can weigh over 150 tons, are the largest animals in the history of life on Earth.
June 5, 2021 · Leave a comment
Sally Bliumis-Dunn: Beaked Whales Should Not Be Spotted Near a Coast
Low tide and all we hear
is the whale’s terrible breathing,
its body drying out
January 25, 2021 · 1 Comment
George Monbiot: Life Enhancing
Allowing the seas to recover from the outrageous assaults of commercial fishing can help heal our own wounded lives.
January 13, 2020 · Leave a comment
Sally Bliumis-Dunn : Echolocation
I saw one once—heaved onto the sand with kelp
stuck to its blue-gray skin.
Heavy and immobile,
it lay like a great sadness.
November 25, 2019 · Leave a comment
