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(Herman was not a Theologian but he sure could spin a yarn)

Yup. he also had a whole section on whether a whale is a fish, Ismael came to the conclusion that a whale is a fish, despite being an air-breathing warm-blooded mammal.

[left that other site]

Nu, so Melville wasn’t a Biologist either. LOL.

But, one doesn’t have to be a Biologist to be an author...or a Supreme Court Justice either I guess. :-)