It doesn’t make you lose weight, but you do feel light in comparison with these monsters. I have been stunned and impressed today.
Yesterday I arrived for a couple of days in Puerto Madryn, and today I went into the Valdes Peninsula to observe Right Whales (in French, « baleines franches ») and Sea Elephants.
The whales are called « Right » Whales, sadly because they were the « right whale to kill », as they have so much fat that they float when dead. This did lead them close to extinction. I guess they would have enjoyed being called « Wrong Whales ».
These huge mammals are not the biggest ones, but still measure 15 metres and weigh up to 40 tons. As to more precise characteristics, their tongue weighs as much as 5 tons, and Mr. Right Whale’s testicles 500 kilogrammes each. Its brain weighs… 3 kilos.
Brought back to more human proportions, let’s say for a man weighing 80 kilos, this would mean a 10 kilo tongue, and 1 kilo per testicle. Oh yes, and a very heavy and dense brain: 6 grammes.
Does anyone you know meet at least one of these characteristics?
Concerning the Sea Elephants, I guess some males could be envious (I won’t write « too »). One male for a 70 female harem on average…
Just one problem, for THE lucky one, there are 69 other ones, either loners trying to get their share whilst the king is absent, or dead, as the male’s life expectancy cannot be compared with the female’s…
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