Dear CWL,
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it was worth the wait. Thanks to sister Susie for showing me this truly great Washington Post Q&A with Richard Ellis, a marine conservationist at the American Museum of Natural History. Seriously, Washington Post, hire this guy for a weekly – nay, daily – column. Though half the fun is hearing the ridiulous things people are asking.
Some highlights:
Greensburg, Pa.: Was there anything they should have done to prevent this tragedy with Tilikum?
Richard Ellis: Probably the whale that had killed somebody already should not have been part of a show.
and then this
Washington, D.C.: Whales are mammals like people and have a range of emotions and moods like people too. That’s part of the reason we love them so much. Certainly the whales can sense the disruption to the human side of their world, which is unquestionably their most important priority. Accordingly, will the whales at SeaWorld receive any grief counseling over the loss of their regular trainer?
Richard Ellis: LOL
and
Woodbridge, Va.: I read once that they think killer whales and most of the dolphin family are actually aliens that crash landed into the ocean 10,000 years ago. Their spacecraft was destroyed so they had no choice but to live out their lives in our seas. Since there was an abundance of food, they thrived and expanded across most oceans. You think that’s true?
Richard Ellis: No
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