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The Loneliest Whale in the World.

In 2004, The New York Times wrote an article about the loneliest whale in the world. Scientists have been tracking her since 1992 and they discovered the problem:

She isn’t like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn’t have a family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t have a lover. She never had one. Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six seconds each. But her voice is unlike any other baleen whale. It is unique—while the rest of her kind communicate between 12 and 25hz, she sings at 52hz. You see, that’s precisely the problem. No other whales can hear her. Every one of her desperate calls to communicate remains unanswered. Each cry ignored. And, with every lonely song, she becomes sadder and more frustrated, her notes going deeper in despair as the years go by.

Just imagine that massive mammal, floating alone and singing—too big to connect with any of the beings it passes, feeling paradoxically small in the vast stretches of empty, open ocean.

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   This is so incredibly sad, so very affecting.

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   omg I actually want to cry right now. :(

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   Forever alone whale. D:

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    Oh this is so terrible I’ll be your friend come here and let me sing with you

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    I tried to tell Ser Bluer that he needs to invent a device that will change the frequency of the whale’s song. He was...

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    Okay Tumblr, we are arranging a field trip and we shall be her friends.

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    This story always gets me. Whales need love too!

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    Oh no, this is just so awful. Tearing up right now, no lie.

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    My face just crumbled. That is tragic.

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