{
  "id": 304509,
  "title": "The most famous Whales! ",
  "url": "/competitions/happy-whale-and-dolphin/discussion/304509",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-02-01T17:01:46.600781600Z",
  "votes": 24,
  "comment_count": 12,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/nkcmVfK/galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur.jpg\" alt=\"galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur\"></p>\n<h1>Moby dick</h1>\n<p>There is hardly a more symbolic image of a whale than Moby Dick - this is the hero of Melville's eastern German story about a man obsessed with the desire to kill a white whale.</p>\n<p>The novel Moby Dick, published in 1851, tells the story of Captain Ahab, driven on the spot by a whaler, who sets out to kill a whale that deprived him of a leg during difficult encounters. The incidents in \"Moby Dick\" are partly based on the Story of Moh Dick, a real whale that swam in the Pacific Ocean early on September 19 and lasted for a lot of victories in whaling vessel fragments.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/hRvgHmL/10-famous-whales-2.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-2\"></p>\n<h1>Old Tom</h1>\n<p>In the 1920s, off the coast of Australia, there lived a killer whale affectionately nicknamed Old Tom. This cetacean and other members of its herd have formed something of a mutually beneficial friendship with local whalers, helping them a herd, catch and even kill migratory right whales in Twofold Bay.</p>\n<p>The whalers finished off the smooth whales, and their tongues and lips were given to Tom and his killer whale friends for food, an arrangement that became known as \"the law of the tongue.\" There is also information that Tom protected crew members who fell overboard by circling around and not allowing numerous sharks into this territory.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/GW8NYTR/10-famous-whales-3.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-3\"></p>\n<h1>Shamu</h1>\n<p>Shamu was one of the first killer whales to be caught alive, and in the late 60s she became a popular attraction at Sea World Water Park in San Diego, USA. She was originally captured to be friends with a killer whale then living in the Seattle Aquarium, but Shama was moved to San Diego after the animals failed to make friends.</p>\n<p>Shamu died in 1971, but her name has remained in history, giving the name to a well-known trademark. Since then, the name Shamu has been given to a large number of orcas that shone in the acrobatic shows of the Sea World.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/9Vd4HJ1/10-famous-whales-4.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-4\"></p>\n<h1>Exploding whale</h1>\n<p>In 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore in Florence, Oregon, USA. This incident soon became a huge and foul-smelling problem for beachgoers. The local authorities did not know what to do with the body, and in the end, they came to the conclusion that dynamite should be used, with which it can be blown up and thus turned into food for birds and crabs.</p>\n<p>Half a ton of explosive was placed under the whale, and beach visitors were driven away for almost a kilometer. The explosion shook the beach and threw pieces of rotting whale flesh right into the crowd of onlookers. There were no significant injuries, although a car that happened to be nearby was crushed, and most of the people watching were covered in pieces of the animal.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/6tB5Vmb/10-famous-whales-5.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-5\"></p>\n<h1>Humphrey</h1>\n<p>Humphrey's whale is one of the most famous humpback whales in history thanks to two voyages he made in San Francisco Bay. Humphrey first entered the bay in 1985, sailing up the Sacramento River in the city of Rio Vista. California rescuers escorted him back out to sea using a \"sonic net\" - people aboard the ships banged on steel pipes loudly, sending the animal in the opposite direction.</p>\n<p>In the city of Rio Vista, a granite monument was erected in 1986, but this was not the last time Humphrey was seen in the area. He reappeared in 1990 and was rescued again. It has only been seen once since then, near the Farallon Islands in 1991, but it may have inspired two other lost humpback whales: mother and daughter Delta and Don also swam into the Sacramento River in 2007.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/2kqyTy0/10-famous-whales-6.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-6\"></p>\n<h1>Migalu</h1>\n<p>In 1991, a white humpback whale was sighted off the east coast of Australia and named Migaloo. Since then, every year there has been an active effort to see the albino whale again during the migration. Interest so increased that in one locality even rules were issued that created a no-go zone around the whale.</p>\n<p>Unfortunately, according to the latest photos, it becomes clear that Migalu suffers from a skin disease, which was the result of a lack of pigmentation blocking the sun's rays.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/cwmgB2T/10-famous-whales-7.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-7\"></p>\n<h1>Keiko (also known as \"Willy\")</h1>\n<p>Free Willy, a 1993 film, tells the story of an unusual friendship between a boy and a captive killer whale who is forced to perform at a water park. The main role in the film was played by the killer whale Keiko (pictured above), who was indeed caught in the wild as a young whale and brought to live in an aquarium in Iceland.</p>\n<p>The success of the film created a wave of support for releasing Keiko back into the wild, and while this actually happened, there was no happy ending. Keiko died in 2003 at the age of 27 due to pneumonia following his release.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/kD3h39z/10-famous-whales-8.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-8\"></p>\n<h1>Delta and Don</h1>\n<p>Surpassing the famous Humphrey, humpback whales Delta and her daughter Don (pictured above) swam 120 kilometers down the Sacramento River in 2007, the furthest known humpback whale in history.</p>\n<p>The rescue team soon discovered that both whales had injuries, most likely caused by the boat's engines. The wounds soon became infected, and rescuers used specially made guns to administer the antibiotic to both Delta and Don. This helped them to recover enough to swim back to the sea, having previously spent about two weeks in freshwater.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/NxPR8xS/10-famous-whales-9.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-9\"></p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "1671704",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 17:01:46",
      "content": "<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/nkcmVfK/galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur.jpg\" alt=\"galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur\"></p>\n<h1>Moby dick</h1>\n<p>There is hardly a more symbolic image of a whale than Moby Dick - this is the hero of Melville's eastern German story about a man obsessed with the desire to kill a white whale.</p>\n<p>The novel Moby Dick, published in 1851, tells the story of Captain Ahab, driven on the spot by a whaler, who sets out to kill a whale that deprived him of a leg during difficult encounters. The incidents in \"Moby Dick\" are partly based on the Story of Moh Dick, a real whale that swam in the Pacific Ocean early on September 19 and lasted for a lot of victories in whaling vessel fragments.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/hRvgHmL/10-famous-whales-2.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-2\"></p>\n<h1>Old Tom</h1>\n<p>In the 1920s, off the coast of Australia, there lived a killer whale affectionately nicknamed Old Tom. This cetacean and other members of its herd have formed something of a mutually beneficial friendship with local whalers, helping them a herd, catch and even kill migratory right whales in Twofold Bay.</p>\n<p>The whalers finished off the smooth whales, and their tongues and lips were given to Tom and his killer whale friends for food, an arrangement that became known as \"the law of the tongue.\" There is also information that Tom protected crew members who fell overboard by circling around and not allowing numerous sharks into this territory.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/GW8NYTR/10-famous-whales-3.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-3\"></p>\n<h1>Shamu</h1>\n<p>Shamu was one of the first killer whales to be caught alive, and in the late 60s she became a popular attraction at Sea World Water Park in San Diego, USA. She was originally captured to be friends with a killer whale then living in the Seattle Aquarium, but Shama was moved to San Diego after the animals failed to make friends.</p>\n<p>Shamu died in 1971, but her name has remained in history, giving the name to a well-known trademark. Since then, the name Shamu has been given to a large number of orcas that shone in the acrobatic shows of the Sea World.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/9Vd4HJ1/10-famous-whales-4.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-4\"></p>\n<h1>Exploding whale</h1>\n<p>In 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore in Florence, Oregon, USA. This incident soon became a huge and foul-smelling problem for beachgoers. The local authorities did not know what to do with the body, and in the end, they came to the conclusion that dynamite should be used, with which it can be blown up and thus turned into food for birds and crabs.</p>\n<p>Half a ton of explosive was placed under the whale, and beach visitors were driven away for almost a kilometer. The explosion shook the beach and threw pieces of rotting whale flesh right into the crowd of onlookers. There were no significant injuries, although a car that happened to be nearby was crushed, and most of the people watching were covered in pieces of the animal.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/6tB5Vmb/10-famous-whales-5.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-5\"></p>\n<h1>Humphrey</h1>\n<p>Humphrey's whale is one of the most famous humpback whales in history thanks to two voyages he made in San Francisco Bay. Humphrey first entered the bay in 1985, sailing up the Sacramento River in the city of Rio Vista. California rescuers escorted him back out to sea using a \"sonic net\" - people aboard the ships banged on steel pipes loudly, sending the animal in the opposite direction.</p>\n<p>In the city of Rio Vista, a granite monument was erected in 1986, but this was not the last time Humphrey was seen in the area. He reappeared in 1990 and was rescued again. It has only been seen once since then, near the Farallon Islands in 1991, but it may have inspired two other lost humpback whales: mother and daughter Delta and Don also swam into the Sacramento River in 2007.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/2kqyTy0/10-famous-whales-6.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-6\"></p>\n<h1>Migalu</h1>\n<p>In 1991, a white humpback whale was sighted off the east coast of Australia and named Migaloo. Since then, every year there has been an active effort to see the albino whale again during the migration. Interest so increased that in one locality even rules were issued that created a no-go zone around the whale.</p>\n<p>Unfortunately, according to the latest photos, it becomes clear that Migalu suffers from a skin disease, which was the result of a lack of pigmentation blocking the sun's rays.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/cwmgB2T/10-famous-whales-7.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-7\"></p>\n<h1>Keiko (also known as \"Willy\")</h1>\n<p>Free Willy, a 1993 film, tells the story of an unusual friendship between a boy and a captive killer whale who is forced to perform at a water park. The main role in the film was played by the killer whale Keiko (pictured above), who was indeed caught in the wild as a young whale and brought to live in an aquarium in Iceland.</p>\n<p>The success of the film created a wave of support for releasing Keiko back into the wild, and while this actually happened, there was no happy ending. Keiko died in 2003 at the age of 27 due to pneumonia following his release.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/kD3h39z/10-famous-whales-8.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-8\"></p>\n<h1>Delta and Don</h1>\n<p>Surpassing the famous Humphrey, humpback whales Delta and her daughter Don (pictured above) swam 120 kilometers down the Sacramento River in 2007, the furthest known humpback whale in history.</p>\n<p>The rescue team soon discovered that both whales had injuries, most likely caused by the boat's engines. The wounds soon became infected, and rescuers used specially made guns to administer the antibiotic to both Delta and Don. This helped them to recover enough to swim back to the sea, having previously spent about two weeks in freshwater.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/NxPR8xS/10-famous-whales-9.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-9\"></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/nkcmVfK/galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur.jpg\" alt=\"galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Moby dick</h1>\nThere is hardly a more symbolic image of a whale than Moby Dick - this is the hero of Melville's eastern German story about a man obsessed with the desire to kill a white whale.\n\nThe novel Moby Dick, published in 1851, tells the story of Captain Ahab, driven on the spot by a whaler, who sets out to kill a whale that deprived him of a leg during difficult encounters. The incidents in \"Moby Dick\" are partly based on the Story of Moh Dick, a real whale that swam in the Pacific Ocean early on September 19 and lasted for a lot of victories in whaling vessel fragments.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/hRvgHmL/10-famous-whales-2.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-2\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Old Tom</h1>\nIn the 1920s, off the coast of Australia, there lived a killer whale affectionately nicknamed Old Tom. This cetacean and other members of its herd have formed something of a mutually beneficial friendship with local whalers, helping them a herd, catch and even kill migratory right whales in Twofold Bay.\n\nThe whalers finished off the smooth whales, and their tongues and lips were given to Tom and his killer whale friends for food, an arrangement that became known as \"the law of the tongue.\" There is also information that Tom protected crew members who fell overboard by circling around and not allowing numerous sharks into this territory.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/GW8NYTR/10-famous-whales-3.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-3\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Shamu</h1>\nShamu was one of the first killer whales to be caught alive, and in the late 60s she became a popular attraction at Sea World Water Park in San Diego, USA. She was originally captured to be friends with a killer whale then living in the Seattle Aquarium, but Shama was moved to San Diego after the animals failed to make friends.\n\nShamu died in 1971, but her name has remained in history, giving the name to a well-known trademark. Since then, the name Shamu has been given to a large number of orcas that shone in the acrobatic shows of the Sea World.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/9Vd4HJ1/10-famous-whales-4.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-4\" border=\"0\">\n\n\n<h1>Exploding whale</h1>\n\nIn 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore in Florence, Oregon, USA. This incident soon became a huge and foul-smelling problem for beachgoers. The local authorities did not know what to do with the body, and in the end, they came to the conclusion that dynamite should be used, with which it can be blown up and thus turned into food for birds and crabs.\n\nHalf a ton of explosive was placed under the whale, and beach visitors were driven away for almost a kilometer. The explosion shook the beach and threw pieces of rotting whale flesh right into the crowd of onlookers. There were no significant injuries, although a car that happened to be nearby was crushed, and most of the people watching were covered in pieces of the animal.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/6tB5Vmb/10-famous-whales-5.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-5\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Humphrey</h1>\n\nHumphrey's whale is one of the most famous humpback whales in history thanks to two voyages he made in San Francisco Bay. Humphrey first entered the bay in 1985, sailing up the Sacramento River in the city of Rio Vista. California rescuers escorted him back out to sea using a \"sonic net\" - people aboard the ships banged on steel pipes loudly, sending the animal in the opposite direction.\n\nIn the city of Rio Vista, a granite monument was erected in 1986, but this was not the last time Humphrey was seen in the area. He reappeared in 1990 and was rescued again. It has only been seen once since then, near the Farallon Islands in 1991, but it may have inspired two other lost humpback whales: mother and daughter Delta and Don also swam into the Sacramento River in 2007.\n\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/2kqyTy0/10-famous-whales-6.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-6\" border=\"0\">\n\n\n<h1>Migalu</h1>\nIn 1991, a white humpback whale was sighted off the east coast of Australia and named Migaloo. Since then, every year there has been an active effort to see the albino whale again during the migration. Interest so increased that in one locality even rules were issued that created a no-go zone around the whale.\n\nUnfortunately, according to the latest photos, it becomes clear that Migalu suffers from a skin disease, which was the result of a lack of pigmentation blocking the sun's rays.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/cwmgB2T/10-famous-whales-7.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-7\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Keiko (also known as \"Willy\")</h1>\nFree Willy, a 1993 film, tells the story of an unusual friendship between a boy and a captive killer whale who is forced to perform at a water park. The main role in the film was played by the killer whale Keiko (pictured above), who was indeed caught in the wild as a young whale and brought to live in an aquarium in Iceland.\n\nThe success of the film created a wave of support for releasing Keiko back into the wild, and while this actually happened, there was no happy ending. Keiko died in 2003 at the age of 27 due to pneumonia following his release.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/kD3h39z/10-famous-whales-8.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-8\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Delta and Don</h1>\n\nSurpassing the famous Humphrey, humpback whales Delta and her daughter Don (pictured above) swam 120 kilometers down the Sacramento River in 2007, the furthest known humpback whale in history.\n\nThe rescue team soon discovered that both whales had injuries, most likely caused by the boat's engines. The wounds soon became infected, and rescuers used specially made guns to administer the antibiotic to both Delta and Don. This helped them to recover enough to swim back to the sea, having previously spent about two weeks in freshwater.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/NxPR8xS/10-famous-whales-9.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-9\" border=\"0\">",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671718",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 17:18:26",
      "content": "<p>Mr Splashy Pants is another famous whale:<br>\n<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Mr Splashy Pants is another famous whale:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671739",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 17:38:01",
      "content": "<p>Did you get this list from <a href=\"https://www.treehugger.com/worlds-most-famous-whales-4869290\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Did you get this list from [here](https://www.treehugger.com/worlds-most-famous-whales-4869290)?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671767",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 17:58:36",
      "content": "<p>Two of these whales are in Happywhale:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/14070\" target=\"_blank\">Migaloo</a> -- very likely still living</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/34522\" target=\"_blank\">Delta</a> -- not seen since 2007 so… may or may not be still living</li>\n</ul>\n<p>I might add among whale watchers, very famous whales:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/19670\" target=\"_blank\">Salt</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/11153\" target=\"_blank\">Sasha</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/7\" target=\"_blank\">Fran</a></li>\n</ul>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Two of these whales are in Happywhale:\n\n- [Migaloo](https://happywhale.com/individual/14070) -- very likely still living\n- [Delta](https://happywhale.com/individual/34522) -- not seen since 2007 so... may or may not be still living\n\nI might add among whale watchers, very famous whales:\n\n- [Salt](https://happywhale.com/individual/19670)\n- [Sasha](https://happywhale.com/individual/11153)\n- [Fran](https://happywhale.com/individual/7)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671806",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 18:36:40",
      "content": "<p>😄 There is a recursion! I took the information from another one. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "😄 There is a recursion! I took the information from another one.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671811",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 18:38:54",
      "content": "<p>I took information from <a href=\"https://www.facepla.net/content-info/art-menu/1447-ten-whales.html\" target=\"_blank\">this</a>, but it turned out, it is translation, so do I should remove this post?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I took information from [this](https://www.facepla.net/content-info/art-menu/1447-ten-whales.html), but it turned out, it is translation, so do I should remove this post?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671858",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 18:54:40",
      "content": "<p>No need to delete this post, just a caution in the future about copy/pasting content from other sites :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "No need to delete this post, just a caution in the future about copy/pasting content from other sites :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671882",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 19:05:33",
      "content": "<p>Ok, thank you for the feedback, it is a lesson for me!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Ok, thank you for the feedback, it is a lesson for me!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1671948",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 19:56:09",
      "content": "<p>Nice list! I recently learned about <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_Starboard_(killer_whales)\" target=\"_blank\">Port and Starboard</a>, two orcas known to hunt and feed on great white sharks. They have a rather gruesome technique where they each grab a pectoral fin, pull the shark apart along the underside, and extract the liver for eating.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Nice list! I recently learned about [Port and Starboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_Starboard_(killer_whales)), two orcas known to hunt and feed on great white sharks. They have a rather gruesome technique where they each grab a pectoral fin, pull the shark apart along the underside, and extract the liver for eating.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1672140",
      "postDate": "02/01/2022 21:44:38",
      "content": "<p>😰.       </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "😰.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1674922",
      "postDate": "02/03/2022 21:50:21",
      "content": "<p>Orcas can tackle large whales, too: <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Orcas can tackle large whales, too: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1675281",
      "postDate": "02/04/2022 06:39:00",
      "content": "<p>wow, pretty amazing what two orcas can do to a great white shark population</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "wow, pretty amazing what two orcas can do to a great white shark population",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1678640",
      "postDate": "02/06/2022 17:22:52",
      "content": "<p>We are forgetting Kaggle's legendary whale: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/gaborfodor\" target=\"_blank\">Grandmaster Beluga</a>. His starter pack on one of the older Kaggle comps was how I and many others got started on Kaggle 🙏</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "We are forgetting Kaggle's legendary whale: [Grandmaster Beluga](https://www.kaggle.com/gaborfodor). His starter pack on one of the older Kaggle comps was how I and many others got started on Kaggle 🙏",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1671718,
      "author_name": "vbookshelf",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/01/2022 17:18:26",
      "content": "<p>Mr Splashy Pants is another famous whale:<br>\n<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1671739,
      "author_name": "addisonhoward",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/01/2022 17:38:01",
      "content": "<p>Did you get this list from <a href=\"https://www.treehugger.com/worlds-most-famous-whales-4869290\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>? </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1671806,
          "author_name": "vad13irt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/01/2022 18:36:40",
          "content": "<p>😄 There is a recursion! I took the information from another one. </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1671811,
          "author_name": "vad13irt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/01/2022 18:38:54",
          "content": "<p>I took information from <a href=\"https://www.facepla.net/content-info/art-menu/1447-ten-whales.html\" target=\"_blank\">this</a>, but it turned out, it is translation, so do I should remove this post?</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1671858,
          "author_name": "addisonhoward",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/01/2022 18:54:40",
          "content": "<p>No need to delete this post, just a caution in the future about copy/pasting content from other sites :)</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1671882,
          "author_name": "vad13irt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/01/2022 19:05:33",
          "content": "<p>Ok, thank you for the feedback, it is a lesson for me!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1671767,
      "author_name": "tedcheese",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/01/2022 17:58:36",
      "content": "<p>Two of these whales are in Happywhale:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/14070\" target=\"_blank\">Migaloo</a> -- very likely still living</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/34522\" target=\"_blank\">Delta</a> -- not seen since 2007 so… may or may not be still living</li>\n</ul>\n<p>I might add among whale watchers, very famous whales:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/19670\" target=\"_blank\">Salt</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/11153\" target=\"_blank\">Sasha</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://happywhale.com/individual/7\" target=\"_blank\">Fran</a></li>\n</ul>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1671948,
      "author_name": "jpmiller",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/01/2022 19:56:09",
      "content": "<p>Nice list! I recently learned about <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_Starboard_(killer_whales)\" target=\"_blank\">Port and Starboard</a>, two orcas known to hunt and feed on great white sharks. They have a rather gruesome technique where they each grab a pectoral fin, pull the shark apart along the underside, and extract the liver for eating.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1672140,
          "author_name": "vad13irt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/01/2022 21:44:38",
          "content": "<p>😰.       </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1674922,
          "author_name": "jackchungchiehyu",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/03/2022 21:50:21",
          "content": "<p>Orcas can tackle large whales, too: <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe</a></p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1675281,
          "author_name": "nyleve",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/04/2022 06:39:00",
          "content": "<p>wow, pretty amazing what two orcas can do to a great white shark population</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1678640,
      "author_name": "init27",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/06/2022 17:22:52",
      "content": "<p>We are forgetting Kaggle's legendary whale: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/gaborfodor\" target=\"_blank\">Grandmaster Beluga</a>. His starter pack on one of the older Kaggle comps was how I and many others got started on Kaggle 🙏</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "1671704": "<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/nkcmVfK/galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur.jpg\" alt=\"galaxy-humpback-whale-olga-shvartsur\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Moby dick</h1>\nThere is hardly a more symbolic image of a whale than Moby Dick - this is the hero of Melville's eastern German story about a man obsessed with the desire to kill a white whale.\n\nThe novel Moby Dick, published in 1851, tells the story of Captain Ahab, driven on the spot by a whaler, who sets out to kill a whale that deprived him of a leg during difficult encounters. The incidents in \"Moby Dick\" are partly based on the Story of Moh Dick, a real whale that swam in the Pacific Ocean early on September 19 and lasted for a lot of victories in whaling vessel fragments.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/hRvgHmL/10-famous-whales-2.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-2\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Old Tom</h1>\nIn the 1920s, off the coast of Australia, there lived a killer whale affectionately nicknamed Old Tom. This cetacean and other members of its herd have formed something of a mutually beneficial friendship with local whalers, helping them a herd, catch and even kill migratory right whales in Twofold Bay.\n\nThe whalers finished off the smooth whales, and their tongues and lips were given to Tom and his killer whale friends for food, an arrangement that became known as \"the law of the tongue.\" There is also information that Tom protected crew members who fell overboard by circling around and not allowing numerous sharks into this territory.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/GW8NYTR/10-famous-whales-3.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-3\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Shamu</h1>\nShamu was one of the first killer whales to be caught alive, and in the late 60s she became a popular attraction at Sea World Water Park in San Diego, USA. She was originally captured to be friends with a killer whale then living in the Seattle Aquarium, but Shama was moved to San Diego after the animals failed to make friends.\n\nShamu died in 1971, but her name has remained in history, giving the name to a well-known trademark. Since then, the name Shamu has been given to a large number of orcas that shone in the acrobatic shows of the Sea World.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/9Vd4HJ1/10-famous-whales-4.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-4\" border=\"0\">\n\n\n<h1>Exploding whale</h1>\n\nIn 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore in Florence, Oregon, USA. This incident soon became a huge and foul-smelling problem for beachgoers. The local authorities did not know what to do with the body, and in the end, they came to the conclusion that dynamite should be used, with which it can be blown up and thus turned into food for birds and crabs.\n\nHalf a ton of explosive was placed under the whale, and beach visitors were driven away for almost a kilometer. The explosion shook the beach and threw pieces of rotting whale flesh right into the crowd of onlookers. There were no significant injuries, although a car that happened to be nearby was crushed, and most of the people watching were covered in pieces of the animal.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/6tB5Vmb/10-famous-whales-5.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-5\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Humphrey</h1>\n\nHumphrey's whale is one of the most famous humpback whales in history thanks to two voyages he made in San Francisco Bay. Humphrey first entered the bay in 1985, sailing up the Sacramento River in the city of Rio Vista. California rescuers escorted him back out to sea using a \"sonic net\" - people aboard the ships banged on steel pipes loudly, sending the animal in the opposite direction.\n\nIn the city of Rio Vista, a granite monument was erected in 1986, but this was not the last time Humphrey was seen in the area. He reappeared in 1990 and was rescued again. It has only been seen once since then, near the Farallon Islands in 1991, but it may have inspired two other lost humpback whales: mother and daughter Delta and Don also swam into the Sacramento River in 2007.\n\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/2kqyTy0/10-famous-whales-6.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-6\" border=\"0\">\n\n\n<h1>Migalu</h1>\nIn 1991, a white humpback whale was sighted off the east coast of Australia and named Migaloo. Since then, every year there has been an active effort to see the albino whale again during the migration. Interest so increased that in one locality even rules were issued that created a no-go zone around the whale.\n\nUnfortunately, according to the latest photos, it becomes clear that Migalu suffers from a skin disease, which was the result of a lack of pigmentation blocking the sun's rays.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/cwmgB2T/10-famous-whales-7.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-7\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Keiko (also known as \"Willy\")</h1>\nFree Willy, a 1993 film, tells the story of an unusual friendship between a boy and a captive killer whale who is forced to perform at a water park. The main role in the film was played by the killer whale Keiko (pictured above), who was indeed caught in the wild as a young whale and brought to live in an aquarium in Iceland.\n\nThe success of the film created a wave of support for releasing Keiko back into the wild, and while this actually happened, there was no happy ending. Keiko died in 2003 at the age of 27 due to pneumonia following his release.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/kD3h39z/10-famous-whales-8.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-8\" border=\"0\">\n\n<h1>Delta and Don</h1>\n\nSurpassing the famous Humphrey, humpback whales Delta and her daughter Don (pictured above) swam 120 kilometers down the Sacramento River in 2007, the furthest known humpback whale in history.\n\nThe rescue team soon discovered that both whales had injuries, most likely caused by the boat's engines. The wounds soon became infected, and rescuers used specially made guns to administer the antibiotic to both Delta and Don. This helped them to recover enough to swim back to the sea, having previously spent about two weeks in freshwater.\n\n<img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/NxPR8xS/10-famous-whales-9.jpg\" alt=\"10-famous-whales-9\" border=\"0\">",
    "1671718": "Mr Splashy Pants is another famous whale:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Splashy_Pants",
    "1671739": "Did you get this list from [here](https://www.treehugger.com/worlds-most-famous-whales-4869290)?",
    "1671767": "Two of these whales are in Happywhale:\n\n- [Migaloo](https://happywhale.com/individual/14070) -- very likely still living\n- [Delta](https://happywhale.com/individual/34522) -- not seen since 2007 so... may or may not be still living\n\nI might add among whale watchers, very famous whales:\n\n- [Salt](https://happywhale.com/individual/19670)\n- [Sasha](https://happywhale.com/individual/11153)\n- [Fran](https://happywhale.com/individual/7)",
    "1671806": "😄 There is a recursion! I took the information from another one.",
    "1671811": "I took information from [this](https://www.facepla.net/content-info/art-menu/1447-ten-whales.html), but it turned out, it is translation, so do I should remove this post?",
    "1671858": "No need to delete this post, just a caution in the future about copy/pasting content from other sites :)",
    "1671882": "Ok, thank you for the feedback, it is a lesson for me!",
    "1671948": "Nice list! I recently learned about [Port and Starboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_Starboard_(killer_whales)), two orcas known to hunt and feed on great white sharks. They have a rather gruesome technique where they each grab a pectoral fin, pull the shark apart along the underside, and extract the liver for eating.",
    "1672140": "😰.",
    "1674922": "Orcas can tackle large whales, too: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/new-footage-reveals-killer-whales-hunting-and-feeding-on-blue-whales-in-brutal-attacks-aoe",
    "1675281": "wow, pretty amazing what two orcas can do to a great white shark population",
    "1678640": "We are forgetting Kaggle's legendary whale: [Grandmaster Beluga](https://www.kaggle.com/gaborfodor). His starter pack on one of the older Kaggle comps was how I and many others got started on Kaggle 🙏"
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