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Have you actually seen the size of a whales brain? I have seen plenty. They are not very big. They have no more intelligence than a cow or a sheep. Most animals communicate with one another, protect their young. and form social groups. They are just another animal, I admit they are big and spectacular and create a lot of interest because of that.The females have more sense than the males. If they were travelling together and the male was shot the female shot through like a Bondi tram. If the female was shot the male hung around and was bagged as well.

 People at sea in small boats at night see them as a danger now because of the increasing numbers so they look at them differently. I have just spoken to a friend who has just returned in a yacht from Cairns and he said he had a problem, particularly at night, with whales that got in the way. Says they are much "tamer" than they used to be. He considers them the biggest danger now at sea. The law doesn't allow us to approach them but it is a one way deal.