“Once, in the South Atlantic, I saw a whaler in the process of killing a female accompanied by one of her offspring.… — Friedrich Reck-Malleczewen Copy Share Image
“There is a big difference between living in a society that hunts whales and living in one that views them. Nature is… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
“Maybe. Maybe not. Look, the Latin name for this fish is Carcharodon carcharias, okay? The closest ancestor we can find for it… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
When the mouth is closed it looks very voluptuous, beautiful. But when it opens its jaws the tongue inside the mouth is… — H. R. Giger Copy Share Image
“Every book is an alchemical creation, and I'm thinking back to 1857 when Herman Melville arrived in Greece and saw the Parthenon… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
Of the two smartest creatures on the earth, man and the dolphin, each thought they were smarter than the other. Man thought… — Gershon Legman Copy Share Image
I walk outside and scream at the top of my lungs, and it maybe travels two blocks. A whale unleashes his cry,… — Chris Crutcher Copy Share Image
“That summer, there was a Name the Babies contest, an annual event organized by the Whale Museum on San Juan Island. A… — Michael Parfit Copy Share Image
As the dolphin becomes just another victim of humanity's utilitarian attitudes towards the earth, it seems as though the ancient friendship between… — Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Copy Share Image
“[Or perhaps my friends should have realized that they shouldn't have left behind the FRICKING REASON FOR THEIR PROTEST! And that thought… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image