One of the most heartbreaking moments of my life was seeing the video of a close up of a humpbacks eye. That video was taken of a specific whale, her name was sweet girl, and just weeks after that video was taken she was hit by a ship, and the entire front of her face was severed off. But this wasn't enough to kill her. She slowly bled to death from her horrific injuries.
Somehow that felt worse than whaling. At least whaling was deliberate. Sweet girl was killed by our indifference, just collateral damage in our pathological need to maximise profit margins. We're placed on earth at the same time as these ancient, beautiful, intelligent beings and we just plowed straight over her because slowing the ships increases shipping times and the shareholders might not get as much return.
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u/Fun-List5198 9h ago
Whenever I see videos of elephants, bears, whales I can't believe we belong to the same world with these wonderful creatures.