Save The Whales! 请救救鲸鱼！

It’s a cry for help! Are whales really hunted down for research? Or really for the ‘prized’ meat (which in turn becomes food)? I guess I don’t have the answers to that.

But 680 (no kidding) whales had been caught by ships since last November! 680 is really a huge number! That’s even more fish that you can eat in a year! If nothing is done to stop whaling, I have no doubt that whales will soon be an extinct clan. Just like the dinosaurs. At least whales do not have sharp, raging jaws like dinosaurs. They’re harmless, beautiful creatures! Why do people want to hunt them down? Just leave them be.

But the question really is ….. do scientists need to hunt down that many of a whale? There may be some corruptions there, as alleged. But we really don’t know for sure. There are always some chances that whale meat is “embezzled” for profitable means.

I’m glad that Greenpeace is doing something about this. The future existence of whales depends on our deep and full support. We really don’t want to see such creatures extinct from the face of the earth. If they really do, at least you can preserve their so-called existence through videos, or even your Moby Dick (remember the Blue Whale?).

But that’s just different! Getting to experience the presence of actual, real whales is much, much more awesome than seeing them on the TV. And the best part is that whales can be preserved for future generations to see!

How cool is that?

If you want to read more about the recent Japan whaling issue, visit this site:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/sc_afp/japanwhalingenvironmentgreenpeace;_ylt=At3tJafPRtTwtdAj2YeWhX8PLBIF


求救讯号！人们捕杀鲸鱼真的是为了研究吗？还是因为它是珍贵的海洋生物（也可变成美味的食物）？我没有答案。

然而，自去年十一月到現在，已经有680只（不骗你）鲸被捕鲸船捕获。680的确是一个大数目！这么多条鱼，甚至可以让你吃足一整年！如果再不采取任何行动阻止捕鲸的活动，我相信不久后鲸鱼將面临绝种的危机，就像恐龙一样。至少鲸鱼没有像凶猛的恐龙拥有尖锐的颌骨。它们是无害且美丽的生物！為什麼人們要追捕它们呢？放了它们吧！

但真正的问题是... ..科学家真的需要追捕大量的鲸鱼作为研究吗？这其中或许有问题。但是我们真的不知道。说不定鲸肉也有可能成为人们赚钱的工具。

我很高兴绿色和平组织重视这件事。鲸鱼的存活需要我们全力的支持。我们真的不希望看到鲸鱼从地球上消失。所以，如果人们继续捕杀鲸鱼，那你只能通過影片來保存它的影像，甚至是*白鲸哦（还记得**蓝鲸吗？）。

不过这是不同的！亲自体验真实的鲸鱼比从电视上看见来得惊人。最好的方式就是能将美丽的巨鲸留给我们的后代。

很棒吧!


如果你想阅读更多关于最近的日本捕鲸问题，请参考以下网址： http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/sc_afp/japanwhalingenvironmentgreenpeace;_ylt=At3tJafPRtTwtdAj2YeWhX8PLBIF

*《白鲸记》(Moby Dick)是十九世纪美国作家赫尔曼‧梅尔维尔(Herman. Mllville)写的著名代表作。此作品已被视为美国文学史上最伟大的小说之一。故事是说一位名叫亚哈（Ahab）的“裴庞德号”（Pequod）捕鲸船长帶领全体船员，追捕一条叫作“莫比·迪克”(Moby Dick)的大白鲸的历险过程。

**蓝鲸被认为是地球上曾经生存过体型最大的海洋哺乳动物，长可达３３公尺，重达１８１吨。