“Our wings serve as flippers that carry us across the ocean; not in the sky! Why, us penguins have so much fun… — Jasmine Martin Copy Share Image
I can only envision and feel the pain of these animals being stuck in a tiny aquarium. Normally, orcas swim 100 miles… — Joanna Krupa Copy Share Image
In response to criticism of its treatment of killer whales, Sea World said it will build them a larger habitat. When asked… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of… — Mark Carwardine 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
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
“Is it not curious, that so vast a being as the whale should see the world through so small an eye, and… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
One of my own stray childhood fears had been to wonder what a whale might feel like had it been born and… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
“American whale oil lit the world. It was used in the production of soap, textiles, leather, paints, and varnishes, and it lubricated… — Eric Jay Dolin Copy Share Image
“Transient orcas?” Beck leaned toward the monitor as images of whales flashed on screen. “Subspecies of killer whale,” said Ring. “Highly specialized.… — Kenneth G. Bennett Copy Share Image
It's kind of ironic that when you look at the evidence of intelligence and so on, a lot of it is anecdotal.… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The heroic and often tragic stories of American whalemen were renowned. They sailed the world’s oceans and brought back tales filled with… — Eric Jay Dolin Copy Share Image
When it comes to brains, size matters. It's not all that matters, of course. Whales and dolphins have brains that are larger… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Certainly on this planet it is not apparent that there are beings more intelligent than humans, although a case can be made… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
In New Zealand we had this colossal squid, which was discovered just off the shores of New Zealand, between New Zealand and… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
“Anyhow,' one of the scientists was saying to another, 'there simply isn't room in the museum's Fishes Hall , so we've decided… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share Image
When I'm out in the ocean and I watch a seabird, I think, "Oh, I probably I know what that seabird is… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Oh, Starbuck! it is a mild, mild wind, and a mild looking sky. On such a day - very much such a… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Last week we went to the museum. A whole whale is hanging from the ceiling. Bigger than big! OK, have you seen… — Sapphire Copy Share Image
I was very lucky. I was just finishing my PhD at Cambridge in 1981. This opportunity came up because whaling was drawing… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The porpoises and whale themselves, in their quests for entertainment, often created problems. One summer a fashion developed in the training tanks… — Karen Pryor Copy Share Image
Scientists have suggested that some whale deaths could be a result of marine noise, often a result of military activity, offshore drilling… — Tatiana Schlossberg Copy Share Image
It was a real whale, a photograph of a real whale. I looked into its tiny wise eye and wondered where that… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more… — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
“...as a mark of gratitude for his previous patronage, and a slight super-added morsel after breakfast, put likewise into his hand a… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I flew out here on Southwest Airlines. Southwest has a plane that's painted like Shamu the whale from Sea World. Yeah, that'll… — Robert Schimmel Copy Share Image
I don't like to be dismissive of whales speaking possibilities. There is a pretty New Age-y, poorly thought set of ideas about… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
Know your load. That's rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front… — Jacob M. Appel Copy Share Image
This morning I saw a coyote walking through the sagebrush right at the very edge of the ocean ― next stop China.… — Richard Brautigan Copy Share Image
Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
“One morning, as usual, Ahab went for a walk along the quarter-deck. He stopped before the mainmast and glanced at the gold… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“I couldn't help wondering where porpoises had learned this game of running on the bows of ships. Porpoises have been swimming in… — Karen Pryor Copy Share Image
It's funny, I'm very analytical in my real life, but in terms of my films, I try to not analyze them at… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
John Lilly suggests whales are a culture maintained by oral traditions. Stories. The experience of an individual whale is valuable to the… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALE by Herman Melville CHAPTER 1 Loomings Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely— having… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Nobody knows what the whales may have to click and clack about, but it could be a form of voting-time to stop… — Natalie Angier Copy Share Image
“One question that especially intrigues me is exactly when humpbacks started coming to Hawaii and why. In artwork and oral histories of… — Charles Nicklin Copy Share Image
“Nothing is off-limits to me, tiny human. You think the desire in your heart is buried, but I couldn't ignore it if… — Jackson Lanzing Copy Share Image
![“[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more in length and breadth than two acres of ground." This brings up again the old question: Are the classics doomed? Our ancestors believed that four years of this sort of…” quote by Will Cuppy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/will-cuppy-7569_acres_footnote-pliny-the-elder-described-a-wha_84284.jpg)
![“Nothing is off-limits to me, tiny human. You think the desire in your heart is buried, but I couldn't ignore it if I tried! It means this: you want me to peace out? Shut it all down? Fine! I'll go! But you'll never get your next wish. Your secret wish. [. .] A mother's love. A father you know. A…” quote by Jackson Lanzing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/jackson-lanzing-38807_alien_nothing-is-off-limits-to-me-tiny-human-y_1689858.jpg)
