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Even accepting that whales are peace-loving, gentle creatures who mean no harm - isn't this insanely dangerous? They are enormous and massive. They could accide
by thret 12y ago
Even accepting that whales are peace-loving, gentle creatures who mean no harm - isn't this insanely dangerous? They are enormous and massive. They could accidentally crush you and not even realise it, like a dog playing with a beetle.
- thaumasiotes 12y agoSure is. The article acknowledges this: > I never wanted to swim with sperm whales. I'm not an adrenaline junky with a death wish > while swimming side-by-side with them, sperm whales can accidentally smother you, decapitate you with their tails, and many researchers believe they can also vibrate your body to death with their most intense vocalisations if they choose I occasionally step on snails despite, for the obvious reasons, being quite willing to go out of my way to avoid doing so. Same problem here.
- mcv 12y agoMean no harm? They're predators. They eat scary monsters for lunch, literally. They just don't consider us prey.