For this week’s photo challenge, I am resharing a post that tells the story of the loneliest whale in the world. It is one of my earliest post and still touches my heart today for I believe her story is not unlike so many people today. It is unlikely that her story doesn’t resonate with many of us, young and old.
In 2004, The New York Times wrote an article about how, since 1992, scientists have been tracking a baleen whale named, “The 52 Hertz Whale.” She swims and sings alone in our earth’s vast ocean:
She isn’t like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn’t have a family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t have a lover. She never had one.
Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six…
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Thanks for this gentle, heart-breaking story. Much to think about tonight.
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Yes, I agree her story offers much to contemplate.
This is heartbreaking, Brenda. Even people who like to be alone, need others.
I agree…even those we are unaware of and who touch our lives in so many ways and would leave our lives empty if they suddenly disappeared.
Utterly beautiful. I left you a comment on the original post but I just had to say thank you again for sharing this story.