1. Whales Adopt Animals Or Other Objects
Not all whales are as fierce as Mocha Dick. The average of them is quite friendly, even for other types.
For example, in 2011 a small group of Sperm whales adopted a baby dolphin that was born defective in the spine (s). A herd of dolphins may reject him because of the disability he suffered. Logically, this will make the slower-moving whales look very attractive to social animals such as dolphins. However, experts are still puzzled why whales so easily accept them as members of the group.
A similar case, but this time sad, the Beluga female whale is known for treating objects as a replacement baby. Beluga whales in the wild have been seen carrying boards, other small objects, and even a complete caribou frame on their head or back and treating them like their children.
2. The Pope's Song Spreads Like Pop Music
Scientists who studied Humpback whale songs in 2011, found something very strange. The rise and fall of the tune of a whale has a lot of resemblance to a pop song.
In every area of whale habitat, there is the same song that is sung by everyone. Over time, the song will change, and if the new song is interesting enough, it will spread to other popes. When a new whale song comes out, it is sometimes a remix of the previous song, but it does not roughly. A researcher from Queensland university has analyzed this strange trend describing it as "connecting old Beatles songs with U2".
3. Moby Dick Is Real
Most people today will consider the story of a hater of a whale to take revenge on a whale as a silly fiction. However, the idea of Herman Melville to make the story of Moby Dick was based on real events and a real whale also named Mocha Dick. The incident, read by Melville, occurred around 1820 when Mocha Dick hit and drowned an English whaler. The crew landed on a remote island where they were eventually forced to perform cannibalism.
Contemporary descriptions Mocha Dick pretty much has a match with the story of Melville. It is a white albino whose bursts sound like a continuous roar. However, over time makes his voice sound more frightening than his fictional story. He is usually seen with a spear still stuck in his body during a meeting with a whaler who has failed to kill him.
4. Whale Whales Eat With Swallowing His Body Weight In Water
Scientists have discovered that whales have mysterious organs not shared by other animals known on Earth. This organ, which has a size of citrus fruit is located on the whale of Baleen whale. No one knows exactly what this organ is doing. However, it is assumed that is what allows whales to do a "lunge feed" (eat brutally).
Lunge feeds are when whales brutally eat their prey (plankton or fish, depending on the species) by swallowing the surrounding water. This means taking up a large amount of water during this meal process. Whales can actually absorb water as much as their own body weight.
The whales then filter the food, separating it from the water, using "baleen" hair on their necks. Using the newly discovered organ the whale can control how much movement is required in this screening process.
5. Sperm Whales Sleep With Stand Position
Previously, everyone thought that whales had the same sleep patterns as dolphins, who slept with half their brains, leaving one eye open for guard against threats. However, a group of scientists in 2013 who researched Sperm whales, discovered something very different and strange.
They found all the herds off the coast of Chile with their bodies completely vertical to the surface of the water and their heads nodding on the surface. Scientists are able to get close to the middle of the herd and even touch one of the whales. At that moment, they realized that all the flock was asleep.
This means that the Sperm whales sleep in one of the most bizarre ways known in the animal kingdom. We think that they are diving down and sleeping until then slowly floating to the surface with their heads above. Also, for some unknown reason, they only sleep between 6:00 pm and midnight.
6. Some Whales Imitate Human Voices
Whales can make various sounds. A Beluga called the NOC, which is in captivity, is excellent in mimicking human voices where researchers initially thought they heard two conversing people in the distance.
At first, the scientific community on a broader level was skeptical. But the sound of the NOC, on closer examination, is unusual for Beluga as it produces the same acoustic pattern of human voice. The NOC produces this sound by unnaturally varying the pressure in the nasal passages and inflating the pouch in its blowhole. Finally, the NOC stopped making these noises at all. No one really knows why this happened. Perhaps hormonal changes make the sounds impossible as they grow, or maybe they just get tired of doing it.
NOC is not the only whale to do this. The 40s report tells of wild Beluga whales that sound like children. Then a captive whale, called "Lugosi" in a Vancouver aquarium reportedly can say its own name.
7. Blue Whale is the Biggest Animals on Earth During This
If most people have to guess the largest animals ever, they might mention some extinct creatures like mammoths or dinosaurs. However, the greatest creatures are not extinct. It is a blue whale, which can reach more than 30 meters long and weighs 180,000 kg. The heart of a blue whale can have a size of a small car and the beats are loud enough to be detected from a distance of 3,000 meters (2 miles) away. His mouth was large enough to hold 100 people, and had an artery so large that basketball could float through it.
8. Humpback Females Have Friends
The Cetacean Island Meka research group has been using photography techniques to study Humpback whales for the past 16 years. At that moment, they begin to realize that Humpback whales are not just friends with each other, but reunions every year. They remember their friends and even find them across the ocean among other whales. This discovery is quite surprising, because until now scientists believe that Humpback whales are generally unfriendly with each other.
When the female Humpback meets his friend, they float on the surface together, eat and enjoy each other's company. This friendship seems to have benefits because the female Humpback who does this way becomes healthier and gives birth to more children every year. However, the friendship between females and males (or even male-to-male friendships) is largely unheard of. No one can explain this phenomenon, where only the women who like to get along with each other.
9. Bowhead Whales Can Live Over 200 Years
In 2007, a dead Bowhead whale under study by scientists was found to have something very strange embedded in it. Upon closer examination, it looks like a piece of weapon dating from 1879. This suggests that Bowhead survived a whaling attack more than 100 years ago.
Scientists actually disagree on the maximum age of Bowhead whales. Most of them die between the ages of 60 and 90. However, the amino acid in the Bowhead whale shows that the oldest whale ever discovered may have been 211 years old. Some scientists speculate that the whale can even live longer. The only thing we know for sure is it is impossible for a human to survive that long, especially with an ancient spear embedded in his back.
10. Beluga Whale Loves Music
From one point of view, we can never know whether the Beluga whales really love music. However, they really respond and express a great curiosity and sometimes even join in a synchronized dance.
In 2013, a pair of artists installed their boat with an underwater sound system and sailed out to sea in order to play an underwater symphony for Beluga whales. Whales are very interested and even joined in, showing appreciation for music and art beyond all beings on Earth.
If there is any doubt that a Beluga whale can enjoy music it may be proven through the above video of a mariachi band that plays for Beluga whales.
