I know that we are supposed to talk about Moby Dick tomorrow but I'm not going to be ready. I'll probably finish the book by tomorrow but I have to do some research about Melville. I mean, a guy doesn't just fill a whole book with odd facts about whales, character soliloquies and a narrator who I still can't figure out and not have a reason.
The good news is that the interweb seemed to know that I would need a little more time and provided me with this little gem this morning.
A whale can live for 50-75 years.
A whale's decomposing corpse can support an entire ecosystem for 50-75 years.
Whale Fall (after life of a whale) from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo.
So noodle on that until Monday.
And Clarissa, you're picking the next book so start thinking.
I loved the video...how nice to know that a whale is useful as long after it lives as it lives...don't we wish we all could feel that.
ReplyDeleteI loved the care the producer took to make the paper puppets and background...that was a labor of love.