FutureVigil (tm) » animal affection http://www.futurevigil.com Analyzing important changes on the planet to anticipate what the future holds for humanity Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Beluga Whale Saves Free Diver in China http://www.futurevigil.com/2010/01/beluga-whale-saves-free-diver-in-china/ http://www.futurevigil.com/2010/01/beluga-whale-saves-free-diver-in-china/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:33:06 +0000 Jeffrey Newman http://www.futurevigil.com/?p=928 beluga_whaleIn July 2009, a Beluga whale named Mila saved 26-year-old Yang Yun when her legs froze up during a free dive competition in Mila’s arctic aquarium home. When Yang tried to surface, she realized that she couldn’t move her legs and she began sinking. She thought “that was it for me – I was dead, until I felt this incredible force under me driving me to the surface.” The incredible force was Mila, a Beluga whale who had sensed Yun’s distress. Using her sensitive dolphin-like nose, Mila guided Yun safely to the surface gently carrying one of Yun’s legs in her mouth.

Experts say Beluga whales have facial muscles that allow them to smile. They were among the first whales to interact with humans.

]]> http://www.futurevigil.com/2010/01/beluga-whale-saves-free-diver-in-china/feed/ 0 KOKO THE GORILLA AND HER KITTEN ALL BALL http://www.futurevigil.com/2009/12/koko-the-gorilla-and-her-kitten-all-ball/ http://www.futurevigil.com/2009/12/koko-the-gorilla-and-her-kitten-all-ball/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:35:09 +0000 Jeffrey Newman http://www.futurevigil.com/?p=636 KokoMuch has been written and said about Koko the gorilla and her enormous and gentle affection for her kitten All Ball. Posted on this site is a video showing their mutual love but also the grief felt by Koko when the kitten was killed by a car. These images convey more than could be said by a scientist studying the phenominon of love and emotion. Perhaps a poet could come close to the meaning and feelings demonstrated. There is something here worth watching.

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