Whales—Our Friends

S/R#2
In Miller's article "Deeper mysteries; Andy Miller enjoys an encounter with the idea of the whale" (2008), the author states that whales are so beautiful and valuable that they are supposed to be saved. Philip Hoare, a writer who has written in several different fields, wrote a book that was called "The Whale." He shows how the whale can live well with humans. Before underwater photographs, whales were mysterious animals to humans, and the names of whales changed from monster to today's different types of whales. Also, there are some things that whales can do beyond humans. Nevertheless, humans have always kept hunting whales until now. Moreover, the whale as one of the most special species should be described with a specific characteristic. Lastly, besides saving whales, people also can do many other things, because there are still some kinds of whales that are unknown by humans.

The author’s opinion is correct, because the whale as one of the oldest species has well lived with humans for a long time. Nevertheless, humans always force them to go to extinction. Humans should realize that it is time for us to save whales because the history of whale, which is longer than that of humans, is supposed to be respected; we can encounter whales more and more rarely; whales are humans’ friends.

First, people should respect whales because we humans even do not have such long history as whales’. As far as I know, the ancestor of the whale is also an animal that lived near the sea with four feet. Usually, they ate meat such as fish or bugs, and they were attracted by some food that is in the sea step and step. Finally, they went back to the sea again, and adapted to life in the sea. The first whale appeared 3,600,000 years ago, so the history of whales is longer than that of humans. Also, whales have a big amount of organs that can function in the same as humans’. For example, they have and feed babies like humans, they use their lungs to breathe, and the institutes of their brains are the same as humans. Therefore, humans and whales should respect each other, as we are the same species. Even people should have more respect for whales, since they have lived longer than humans.

Second, the whale is the biggest animal that rarely can be found all over the world. People could not see whales until underwater technology was invented. But development of technology almost destroyed whale’s lives. Globally, there are many countries that have forbid hunting whales, but still some organizations that pretend to use all kinds of excuses keep killing whales with economic purposes. More and more whales will become humans’ food, living goods, and so forth so we will have more and more rarely possibilities to encounter whales in the sea. Now, we have to focus more on the whales and the fact that their number is reducing, as whales have become one of the most significant sources of wealth for humans.

Third, the whale as our friends started to live with us humans 3,000,000 years ago, and there might be some legends that whales killed people in the past, but people have no evidence to prove this message. Actually, whales always see humans as their friends instead of killing us. For example, killer whales, as a species of whales with a cranky character, live in the ocean, and they like to eat the fat of the mysticeti, but they can become famous stars in the aquaria after practice. I have been to an aquarium in Hong Kong, and there is a killer whale that is famous for its performance that people cannot forget. Whenever people see the face of that killer whale, they can never help laughing at its adorable face and humorous actions. Consequently, if people do not stop killing whales instead of knowing them better, the whale that often has performances in the aquarium will be the last one in the world.

In conclusion, whales as our humans’ best friends are supposed to be saved, because they are so wealthy for us that there are few animals what people can live with such a long history. We rarely see whales, which are the biggest animals alive in the world. It is very difficult to find such huge animals that can make us happy like whales.

Reference

Miller A. (2008, October 4). Deeper mysteries; Andy Miller enjoys an encounter with the idea of the whale. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on October 29, 2008, from LexisNexis.