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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 isn’t like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn’t have a family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t 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 unique—while the rest of her kind communicate between 12 and 25hz, she sings at 52hz. You see, that’s 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 in despair as the years go by.

Just imagine that massive mammal, floating alone and singing—too big to connect with any of the beings it passes, feeling paradoxically small in the vast stretches of empty, open ocean.

So sad :(  
I want to be her friend… 

the really sad thing is that the older she gets the deeper her voice gets and the deeper it gets the more chance other whales will hear her :/

(Source: erickimberlinbowley)

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   Whale you be mine, giant baleen whale?

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    wish they could transfer her,so she can be with the others.

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    I’d be her friend.

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    I am filled with such despair at this whale’s plight. Oh my god, it’s fucking terrible. This sucks.

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    i’m actually crying thinking about this whale. I WILL LOVE YOU. I WILL FIND YOU, AND I WILL FIND A SONG AT YOUR LEVEL...

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