|
|
Article: BATTLE OF THE TITANS.(sperm whale, giant squid)
- Article from:
- National Wildlife
- Article date:
- October 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
What happens when a sperm whale clashes with a giant squid in the depths of the sea?
The serpent threw up its tail from 25 to 30 feet in a perpendicular direction, striking the whale by it with tremendous blows. . . . They again went down for a short time, and then came up to the surface under the packet's larboard quarter, the whale appearing first, and the serpent in pursuit . . . the serpent and the whale again disappeared, and neither was seen after by any on board. It was Captain West's opinion that the whale was trying to escape. . . .
-Rev. Henry Cheever
The Whale and His Captors, 1859
As two of the ocean's largest and most ...