Jad Abumrad: Waited for the whale to settle down. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. Robert Krulwich: And he named them spindle cells. In, in all of this there's an implied, uh, loneliness. If a man who's a professional story teller, and one of the greatest ones says let me tell you about my geese, and then talks about them as though they were uncles, and aunts, and neighbors with moods that are distinctly human. How much can you really share with, you know a Labrador or a whale. Mick Menago: And then, uh, let's see. Uh, where each category of species has its own shelf. Like she has these little fibers on them. I thought he looked tremendously powerful like a whale or dragon There was a magic I could feel touching his back made of different pieces of wood . Horowitz: Special thanks to [Brianna Breen 00:49:12] and [Kelly Carmedie 00:49:13]. Jad Abumrad: The preacher, there's the preacher. Paul Theroux: Malice, malice is a word you use for, you know Mussolini, or, uh, you know somebody else, not for, not for a goose. Robert Krulwich: Suddenly I heard sounds of a rumble outside in the barnyard where the ganders were. Jad Abumrad: First from the following dude. (music). Jad Abumrad: A tiny sliver of black. I was trembling, and you know I put my mask on, and slipped over in the 29 degree Fahrenheit water. [crosstalk 00:02:33]. : If any of you find worrying, and the single-[crosstalk 00:00:51]. It's going down to the bottom of my brain, but I say take a nap. Paul Nicklen: Right, next encounter was bringing me dead penguins. Mick Menago: I called him and said "Hey you know here's the deal. And they had to leave the whale, she didn't want to leave them. Paul Nicklen: At first, I couldn't figure out what was going on. That’s because Bland is an acoustic physicist. Clive Wynn: Mm-hmm (affirmative). She didn't leave anyone out, right? Tim Young: You know I was there with a, a six inch dive knife. We get the story of a rescued whale that may have found a way to say thanks, ask whether dogs feel guilt, and wonder if a successful predator may have fallen in love with a photographer.” 1. I really didn't. But the reason we called him is for something that actually happened in his backyard. And why won't you eat my penguins, eat the penguins. Oh, that's, that's different for us. Interviewer: Is a donkey. Robert Krulwich: She went to everybody. Robert Krulwich: Was the whale saying... Well I think the whale was saying something. Patrick H.: I think so. Paul Nicklen: I, I mean I don't know what words I can find to, to explain it. Robert Krulwich: The Elements of Style. James Moskito: And to see her not be able to move that tail, and to struggle. No. It is very likely that you would, uh, experience something of that kind with a species that has them. Robert Krulwich: How much can we share? Robert Krulwich: But what's the sin in that? And I thought okay he's back to health. Jonah Lehrer: Um, I just, I just turned into a frat boy. (The whale story runs from 3:37 to 22:12.) (horns) Whew, something that is unique to human. Jad Abumrad: I mean come on. Other episodes use fictional stories to explore real concepts. We get a little closer, and we kind of just go- (laughs). Tim Young: A hazy silhouette. James Moskito: Yeah, she's rising up towards me. Like I don't know I feel that she, there's something intentional about that. Jad Abumrad: He didn't get the info. James Moskito: I was screaming. And as they got closer... Holly Drewyard: Well I saw the whale. Robert Krulwich: By, uh, Strunk. And you work for hours to free the bear, and then the bear eats you. This is "the story of a rescued whale that may have found a way to say thanks." Robert Krulwich: That creates the look, not the deed. We get the story of a rescued whale that may have found a way to say thanks, ask whether dogs feel guilt, and wonder if a successful predator may have fallen in love with a photographer.