I’ve recently become a big fan of whales because their existence nukes the theory of evolution. Actually most observations nuke the TOE.
That would be gout if you're talking about the big one........
True, they are massive, have long time to sexual maturity, long gestation period, rarely if ever have more than one pup per birth, and small populations.
Speaking of evolution....
Based on DNA comparisons, whales are the closest living relative to the hippopotamus.
Most people outside of Africa do not realize that the hippo is one of the most dangerous animals to humans.
They are psychotically territorial.
They can literally bite a crocodile in half with one snap.
Hippos leave the water at night to forage on land.
Humans get killed when they accidentally block the path of a hippo back to the water, or when farmers try to scare hippos away from their crops.
Almost all humans who die get trampled, not bit.
Hippo attacks on small boats are relatively rare - unless you get too close.
Please elucidate...