This is my Christmas gift: that this whale will not be killed in the name of science. It was announced in the news this weekend that Japan decided not to slay 50 humpbacks as planned. Caving to international opposition, they will leave these endangered animals alone. It is difficult to make sense of the fact that an animal as large as these whales has really so few defenses against preditors; the truth is that many of the calves we saw in Australia don't make it to their southern feeding grounds.But this Christmas, somewhere far away in the deep blue ocean, 50 whales will be left to make their way in peace. The Christmas star for them will burn brightly.
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