Show WHALES DEFEND THEIR strong affection exists among levia thans of the sea whales like so many other ani finals are brave in defense of their lit tie ones A young whale was once harpooned its mother in great dis came and seizing hold of it dived with it to a considerable depth then she rose to the surface and dart ed this way and that as it vainly seek ing for some other means of escape though closely followed by the boats she anade no effort to get away her self her sole thought wa tor her child at last she WAS harpooned but even then she clung to her little one until in the course of an hour both dead thalea are affectionate companions two whales were one swimming together and one of them was harpooned the wounded ani mal by her friend made a terrible resistance and sent a boat with five men in it to the bottom at length the injured one died of her wounds when her companion rather than survive her stretched his hea over her dead body and allowed him self to be killed little folks |