 Demands stop short of phasing out cetacean program entirely |
 Whales assemble in California’s busy shipping lanes, increasing potential collisions |
 Ailing calf remains under 24-hour observation by aquarium staff |
 A Cuvier's beaked whale has set a new deep diving record for a sea mammal by plunging nearly three kms below the ocean surface. |
It’s an adventure. You swim like a champion, trying to be as streamlined as possible and glide effortlessly through the water. Your heart rate is already at its limits and your breathing borders on hyperventilation. Your focus is on the sperm whale and its blow, which you can see just as you slide into the water. You are hoping to get the animal in front of your camera, but it is a bit of gamble.
