Stories tagged “cetaceans”
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Sri Lanka: Size of Whales
Si didn’t know much about whales. I told him that they are mammals, not fish. “The blue whales off Trincomalee are among the largest animals that ever lived. They can grow to the size of a Boeing. And they feed on some of the smallest: krill, a...
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Venezuela: on the River
I remember San Fernando de Apure. Ants. The world’s largest rodent on the menu. Giant waterbugs expiring on the pavement. Piranhas that eat cigarettes. The finest rum. And river dolphins. We were drifting, keeping an eye on the water. It was a g...