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Deep in the blue darkness of the mighty ocean lives the most advanced species on planet Earth. Moving silently through currents and coral in the underwater world, they communicate with each other in a tonal language that reverberates and echoes …… encircling the globe…… traveling for thousands of miles. We have named them whales. Hundreds of fathoms down, moving effortlessly, appearing to move slowly with each powerful movement of their huge tail, the whales pass through the oceans traveling great distances. A vision of power and serenity, they are content in their ocean world. |
©Lisa
Denning
Mostly
charcoal gray with white bellies, having an immense head with
relatively small deep brown eyes, tiny ear slits, sensory nodules
on their head — each containing one hair for touching things
— like the bottom of our boat, and sensing things in their
environment — such as water temperatures, currents and vibrational
frequencies, a double vented blowhole, voluntary breathers —
choosing each breath they take, small dorsal fin on their backs.
They are baleen whales (having no teeth), with deeply grooved
pleats on their underside, weighing 60-70,000 pounds, having long
white pectoral fins, a fifteen foot expanse of tail, the adult
females are larger than the males, approximately 40-70 feet in
length.
Aware
of the electromagnetic Light grids of our planet, they enter these
frequencies to communicate with the Earth herself. They communicate
in hydrodynamic realms, understanding the life-giving forces of
our water environment that covers 71% of our Earth.
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These short-finned Pilot whales live two
to five miles offshore and swim seasonally up and down the Kona
coast - this is their home year round. As we quietly approach
them we feel privileged to see them basking in the sun and logging
on the surface - only the tops of their heads and their dorsal
fins in sight. The Pilots are a very pod-oriented species, staying
together under all circumstances. They are 12 to 20 feet in length,
and are usually seen swimming in two groups of 25 to 35 each.
All the moms and young ones tend to swim together in one pod.
We see the largest number of newborns in July and August. The
babies are nursed for two or more years.
Occasionally a pod of Bottlenose
dolphins swim along with us.
While enjoying time aboard a boat in the islands of
British Columbia, Canada, the Orcas would come regularly to communicate
with us via our hydrophones. As a guest of Jim Nollman, founder
of 
Their sounds are powerful,
often spiraling to very high notes, beyond our ability to hear
or record.
Blainville's Beaked Whale
These Beaked whales tend to travel in small numbers
from 1-4. They are an endangered species and their numbers are
quickly receding. They seem to be very susceptible to harm from
ocean sounds and pollution. They are silver-gray to light brown
and have oval shaped scars and multiple scratches all over. The
dorsal fin is small and is toward the back of the body. The males
of this specie have two, large protruding teeth - one on each
side - that stick up above the head like horns and are often encrusted
with barnacles. Females (as shown here) and calves have a very
distinctive smile
On
August 12, 2001 a baby Sperm whale in distress was found close
to our Kona shores. On that day and the day after, there were
many sightings of whales, as the family pods seemed to come close
to shore to accompany the baby. Although local fishermen and other
concerned people came to the rescue, the whale did not survive.
It is very unusual for young ones to be found apart from their
mothers.
She
approached us as we were swimming alongside our boat. We were
a group of women who had been communicating with dolphins and
whales that morning and decided to cool off in the bluest blue
water you will ever see, the deep Hawaiian waters about 10 miles
off shore. You can imagine how surprised we were when she surfaced
and spouted alongside us. We were startled and then amazed to
see her so close.
Disappear,
except for a spot of white skin that was on the edge of her lower
jaw. Looking through our masks, we silently observed that last
speck of white, fading into the deep blue as she slowly spiraled
down. And then to our surprise, she rolled over and slowly, slowly,
began her ascent to the surface choosing to come up next to us
again. We held our breath, watching. Could this be true? She is
coming up next to us again. No one moved.
The
experience in the water when she is nearby, is of complete concentration
on her. The waves, the murky water, whitecaps, bumping into each
other, did not interrupt our pleasure in viewing this unusual
whale. We were fully present and in contact. The brain of the
Sperm whale cogitates and transmits volumes, sending acoustic
images, feelings and thoughts. The intelligence is so vast, beyond
our comprehension. The ocean seems to be a conduit upon which
her messages float; a huge amphitheater with surround sound and
waves of holographic images all around us. It created a field
of total love. Inside her mind, we were immersed in another world,
very ancient and wise. Unable to speak, we floated within this
vast consciousness in gratitude, absorbing her wisdom and connecting
with a higher Mind, beyond separation.
Fin Whales
