From: pagemail@swcp.com   
      
   In article ,   
    "Alan B. Mac Farlane"  wrote:   
      
   > The Whale   
   >   
   > If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle,   
   >   
   > you would have read about a female humpback whale   
   >   
   > who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps   
   >   
   > and lines.   
   >   
   > One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.   
   >   
   > They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.   
   >   
   > When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous   
   > circles.   
   >   
   > She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them,   
   >   
   > pushed gently around-she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly   
   > beautiful experience of their lives.   
      
   Yes.  If you're interested in some pretty odd research into the   
   nature of whale character, culture, and spirituality, you might   
   want to take a look at this:   
      
   http://www.hidden-knowledge.com/titles/strangeseas/   
      
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