blue whales

The Swampscott Conservancy Whales have been a big thing in the culture, tradition, and imagination of humans for a long time. Some civilizations believe whales to be divine spirits bringing peace, luck, and harmony, while others consider them demons that can destroy ships (think Melville’s “Moby Dick”) or swallow humans whole (recall Jonah’s Leviathan).  In an odd … [Read more...] about Nature in the Neighborhood: Having a whale of a time this year