It’s a beautiful day to be on the water a
few kilometres off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Within view of shore the
spinner dolphins twist and turn energetically, flying fish launch out of the
water and cruise for what seems like ages and a manta ray gracefully glides
under my boat. In the safety of my 20-foot research boat I am the biggest thing
on the water.
Suddenly, a blue whale emerges close by and
as it breaks the surface it exhales. This creature is so immense that the
vertical tower of mist that escapes from its blowholes is taller than my boat
is long. As it calmly swims it teases me by revealing just parts of its huge
self. It is hard to fathom just how large this creature truly is. I am mesmerised
by the scene, impressed at how the buoyancy of the ocean has aided this giant
to achieve near maximum size..........
Read the rest of the story here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/26/opinion/de-vos-saving-blue-whales/index.html#cnn-disqus-area
NB: Excitingly, this story was one of the top stories on CNN.com this weekend. Check it out :)
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