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	The Whale

celestialdancer

10-9-2009 1:52 AM

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endangered species, environment, intelligence in animals, marine mammals, whales

celestialdancer says:

From an email I received today.

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10-9-2009 3:25 AM

chestnut501

What a beautiful story. Thanks celestialdancer.

10-9-2009 3:42 AM

celestialdancer

Thanks Chestnut glad you liked it.

Pity the pics did not come out and because it was via an email I don't know how to find the source article for the pics.

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