Really.. how did they communicate?

Yesterday, i was just watching a documentary on the local television network. They happen to be broadcasting the documentary, Planet Earth: Future. Although the issues the show talked about was very intriguing, my attention was diverted somewhere else. However, of course, it does not mean the documentary failed its purpose, it certainly raised my awareness and understanding of the world that I live in, on a macro scale. I just realize there are so much effort and work done to save the Earth and now they are saying that its not enough. Earth would eventually wither, so we just need to slow it down instead of accelerating the rate.

Anyway, back to the topic of animal. I saw in the midst of all the beautiful scenery, the waterfalls, endless forest, migrant birds covering entire land.. There was one particular footage showing a school or group of dolphins. It wasn't featuring dolphins or anything at the moment, its just a footage of one of beautiful animals or scenes that exist on Earth but might not be there anymore in decades to come. Now the group of dolphins are just swimming in unison, occasionally one or two would jump out of the water and glide through the air. I wonder if they have the mental capability to actually enjoy the moment of flight in the air. If they do.. wow, I want to be a dolphin.

And so they swim towards the shore and just then a huge wave crashes above them, BAMH! And.. they all turned in unison! Wow.. now I can't express how in awe I am of that single harmonious move by the group of dolphins. The same degree of turn all at the precise same time in the same direction. Now I can see the dolphins pretty clear, cause the water is pretty clear. Its the most beautiful move. Looking at this really brings shame to the athletics practicing acrobatics in the water.. It just can't be compared. Its just not fair. I know. You have to know dolphins spend their lives in water not number of hours. There are many things which Humans create or build with their intelligence which is great but the things or events that nature allows or create simply takes your breath away..

So how did they do it? This was the question that puzzles me.. Of course I know how they communicate to each other by making that squeaky sound in water. But, really how did they communicate? Telepathy? The move looked like it was done instinctively, but then again, who reacts the same way when they touch a boiling kettle or jump up the same way if they sat on a cactus. I was thinking like it might not be such a smart question to ask after all.

Woah.. Shark attacks!

Really.. Just a school of dolpins having fun! haha..

Thinking back, in hopes of finding similar case, I found another case. Whales. Not whales exactly, but the fishes in the whales' stomachs. Unlike sharks, who like to bite a chunk out of you whether you are aware of it anot, whales operate differently and in some perspective, can be scarier. Imagine, if you are a shark man and you are on a busy street feeling hungry. The thing to do would be to run up to someone and grab a person, of course the person will run and scream and stuff, and try to escape. However, if you are a whale man and you are feeling hungry. Imagine again. A peaceful town, with everyone minding their own business, suddenly, the ground cracks and the town is split in two, with everyone unable to escape and is being sucked into the crack..

This is the kind of life the little fishes have been living.. Mind you, fish do feel pain like we do.. Even if there is a little fish rights organization, it would be gone in a moment, when the whale opens its mouth.. I guess it can be really troublesome replacing its president or committee everyday. Anyway, some whales, yes not all whales, feed by getting themselves in a huge school of fishes, and at the right moment, open their mouth. The difference in the pressure would have caused the water to rush in, which would contain some of the poor fish. Its something like a blackhole in the water for fishes. That's my theory anyway, meaning, its what I think is happening but might not be true. I think the more correct one is called bubble net by the humpback whales.. haha.

Ok, what I really want to talk about is how the fishes escape the whales. It is impossible for a whale to swallow an entire school in one go. If you have seen footages, you will know. Even as the fishes are trying to escape, they are moving in unison yet its chaotic. Its like the fishes form several bodies and each have a leader which brings the group and try to escape. Putting many groups together, you have a rather chaotic scene. However, on a closer look, you realize that the school turns left right or up down together, even if they decide to scatter, they do it together. Maybe its really just current. Water current manipulating the movement of the sea creatures, making look like they have some telepathic ability to move or separate together, or decide which way to go.

Maybe water current is my answer. I guess I will never know.

It may look like the whale is jumping out of the water
and turning to fly, but its actually three different whales breaching
(jumping out of water, splashing).
They weigh 40-50 ton..