“Liaisons of Life.”

[Bible Speaks]

The Role of Cooperation in Nature
In nature, “staying alive is as much about bonding with your neighbors as it is about growing and reproducing.”—“Liaisons of Life.”

THE ocean was calm and quiet. The only disturbance was the din of dozens of seabirds. Their excitement indicated that something was happening below the surface. 

Suddenly, bubbles appeared, gradually forming a white ring. Moments later, two massive, dark forms appeared in the clear water in the middle of the ring. 

They were two humpback whales rising from the briny depths, their baleen-lined mouths agape. At the surface, they closed their massive jaws, spouted, and dived to repeat the performance.

The two whales were working as a team corralling and consuming masses of shrimplike krill. 

As if performing an underwater ballet, the 40-ton mammals dived below the crustaceans and swam in a tight circle while releasing air from their blowholes. 

This ingenious maneuver formed a “net” of bubbles around the krill. The whales then ascended vertically through the middle of their “net” and feasted on their prey.

Humpback whale
© Karim Iliya 

Amazing creatures created by Jehovah God. 
Wonderful how they even "know" how to cooperate together! Thank you Jehovah God for your amazing and beautiful creatures great and small.
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