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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: Whales and Dolphins
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- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 16:01:27 GMT
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- In <9207280213.AA24733@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov> roberts@CMR.NCSL.NIST.GOV (John Roberts) writes:
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- >One theory I've heard for a "typical" mass beaching is that one whale
- >in a pod (usually a young, inexperienced one) gets confused by the
- >echoes in shallow water and runs aground. Its cries of distress upset
- >the other whales so much that they fling themselves on the shore, either
- >in a vain rescue attempt, or as deliberate suicide.
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- >One could perhaps view this as emotion dominating over intellect, or as a
- >case of whales having values different from (most) humans.
-
- Oh? So you've never heard of search parties going out looking
- for a lost person, in bad weather, although several people may
- die in the attempt? Especially if the lost person is a child?
- Sounds very human to me.
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