Moby Dick and the wondrous sperm whale

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Bille)

I'm watching the 2010 miniseries of Moby Dick , which I hadn't given a thought to when it came out.  William Hurt as Ahab has a nice edge of crazed determination tinged with self-assurance: he is not only determined to kill this whale, but he is certain that he's meant to succeed.  Like all other adaptations, this one makes the whale all white, which Herman Melville didn't, but the whale effects are pretty good, and there's the kind of menace you'll remember from the movie Jaws in the way the whale stalks his tormentors...

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"Disabled" baby whale rescued by pod of killer whales

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In a heartwarming tale of nature's triumphs, a disabled killer whale is being looked after by its family in South Africa rather than being left to die....

The world's largest animal, which was almost hunted to extinction in the 19th Century, appears to be making a comeback in waters off New Zealand, New Zealand scientists revealed Monday.

Australia: EPA Backs Up Pilbara Port

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An innovative method to transfer iron ore from shore to ship, removing the need for dredging, has allowed a multi-user iron ore port in the Pilbara to be recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority. The proposal by foundation proponent Iron Ore Holdings to develop and operate the first stage of the iron ore [...]

Artistic bait used to lure whale centre funds

A group of prominent Kiwi artists have put paint to canvas to help support a national whale centre for Picton.