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My mom and I stood at the ship\u2019s bow, braced against the chop. It was July, but a cold wind was ripping through Monterey Bay. Perfect weather, our tour guide assured us. My family was on vacation in California, and we were on a mission to see one thing\u2014humpback whales. My mom, a pharmacist, studied marine biology in college. She\u2019d been itching to go whale watching ever since. Now that we were on the boat, she could barely sit still. \u201cI just love whales,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re so majestic.\u201d<\/p>\n

My mom isn\u2019t alone in her love of those creatures<\/a>. Whales have long fascinated mankind. And for good reason. They aren\u2019t just majestic. They\u2019re downright mysterious, from their massive size\u2014blue whales stretch the length of nearly three school buses\u2014to the haunting songs humpbacks use for communication. Then there\u2019s their personality. Humpback whales, in particular, have been known to display humanlike emotions. Even compassion.<\/p>\n

In fact, it was in Monterey Bay that, in May of 2012, researchers with the California Killer Whale Project witnessed something incredible. A pod of orcas\u2014killer whales\u2014attacked a mother gray whale and her calf.<\/p>\n

The orcas killed the calf, but before they could eat it or attack the mother, a dozen or so humpback whales showed up. They made loud noises and slapped their tails against the water whenever an orca approached. For six and a half hours, the humpbacks kept up their vigil, protecting the gray.<\/p>\n

Incredibly, it wasn\u2019t an isolated incident. For decades, scientists have documented a puzzling phenomenon\u2014humpback whales rescuing other sea creatures. It\u2019s fitting in a way. After all, the most famous whale rescue comes out of the Old Testament: Jonah, the prophet, saved from drowning by a \u201cbig fish\u201d that swallowed him and delivered him to shore three days later. Many theologians believe the story hints at Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection. But could the tale indicate there\u2019s more to whales than meets the eye?<\/p>\n

Take what happened to Dr. Robert Pitman, a marine ecologist for NOAA Fisheries. On a 2009 research trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, Dr. Pitman and his team encountered two full-grown humpbacks harassing a pod of orcas. \u201cThe whole thing seemed a bit odd,\u201d Dr. Pitman says, \u201cbecause it didn\u2019t seem <\/em>like an attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was only after the team reviewed footage of the event that they noticed something else\u2014a small Weddell seal tucked in between the humpbacks. Just out of the orcas\u2019 reach. Had the humpbacks been protecting it? Or was the seal simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?<\/p>\n

A couple days later, Dr. Pitman and his crew found out. They took another photo, this time of a humpback clutching a small seal to its belly. The whale was holding the seal out of the water and away from another group of hungry orcas. Again, the humpbacks had stepped in.<\/p>\n

Intrigued, Dr. Pitman asked around. Other whale researchers had observed similar encounters. According to a study Dr. Pitman published in Marine Mammal Science<\/em>, humpbacks intervened with orcas in 115 documented cases from 1951 to 2012. The humpbacks most often worked in pairs and protected a range of animals, from sea lions to sunfish.<\/p>\n

The question remains, why do humpbacks show up in times of need, especially if there\u2019s no apparent benefit to them? Are they simply protecting their territory, or is there a more benevolent purpose?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a human protects an imperiled individual of another species, we call it compassion<\/a>,\u201d Dr. Pitman says. \u201cIf a humpback whale does so, we call it instinct. But sometimes the distinction isn\u2019t all that clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Especially when that compassion extends to human beings. Nan Hauser, a whale biologist and the president of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation, experienced a humpback rescue firsthand. In October 2017, she was snorkeling and filming off the Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, she came face-to-face with two adult humpbacks. One of them, a 50,000-pound male, made a beeline to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came right toward me,\u201d Hauser recalls. \u201cYou have to push yourself to try to get away. But I couldn\u2019t. This whale was relentless. My hand was up against the whale, and he was pushing me. The next thing I knew, he was nudging me and I was on his head.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the next 10 minutes, Hauser struggled to remain calm. \u201cI knew I was going to die,\u201d she says. \u201cHe kept trying to put me under his pectoral fin, but I couldn\u2019t go under because I\u2019d drown. I had on just a mask and snorkel. Then he lifted me up, clear out of the water. I looked over and saw the other whale, a female. She was madly tail slapping.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then Hauser noticed a third shape in the water. At first, she thought it was another whale. But its tail wasn\u2019t going up and down, and it was swimming from side to side, headed straight for Hauser. It was a 15-foot tiger shark. The whales had been keeping Hauser away from it.<\/p>\n

The incident left its mark. Hauser couldn\u2019t help but wonder if the whale had been conscious of her<\/a>. A year and 15 days after the rescue, something incredible happened.<\/p>\n

While out with another research team, Hauser spotted a humpback with markings on its tail similar to those on the one who had rescued her. Whale tail patterns are unique, like human fingerprints. This humpback swam right up to the side of the boat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe picked up his head and stared at me,\u201d Hauser said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t pay any attention to anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

She pulled up a photo on her phone of the male whale that had rescued her and compared it to this whale. The tail markings were identical. \u201cWe can present [these cases] professionally and scientifically,\u201d Hauser says, \u201cbut at the same time, there\u2019s a spiritual aspect<\/a> to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s something I experienced in Monterey Bay when our tour boat came to a stop. The captain had spotted something. Yes! <\/em>By the bow, we saw two submerged humpbacks, a mother and her calf. My mom and I watched, mesmerized, as the calf\u2014already some three tons\u2014jumped out of the water, returning with a giant splash. We visited with the whales for an hour. But months later, I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about them. Hauser, who\u2019s been studying whales for nearly 30 years, feels the same way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re sentient beings,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you look in their eyes, you can see they know something we don\u2019t know. And it\u2019s that deep wisdom and knowledge we can only hope to one day understand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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