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Article: Hakuna Matata!(A DIFFERENT BEAT)(human-animal relations)(Column)
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- For A Change
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- April 1, 2006
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OUR DAUGHTER, Juliet, phoned from 6,000 miles away in California, to say, 'I'm watching the rescue of a beached whale in the Thames. Are you?' Indeed, we were. Having lived in Oregon and followed the saga of the rescue and release of Keiko, the orca featured in the film, Free Willy, we have a particular affinity for these huge creatures. Millions the world over were watching as volunteers struggled to rescue the whale in the Thames, and must have been saddened when she died only a few miles from safety. It was extraordinary to hear the scientists talking about blood tests, antibiotics and the like, as if the whale were human.
The short but dramatic episode was a ...