Why are blue whales, the largest creatures to ever roam Earth, so big?
Complement with this poetic paper animation about the afterlife of a whale.
&whales;! &krill;! &science;!!!
‘A Mermaid’s Tale’ is an animation by my brother Luke and his girlfriend Sophie Merry. It is both his first animation- as well as their first collaboration together- and it has turned out rather beautiful if I may say so myself!
(A lot of the imagery used originates from old Victorian novels I helped to source, so I’m also posting this here incase some of you folks might enjoy it too!)
For those five of us who aren’t watching the Olympics tonight, this is a pretty great short animation to get happy over too.
Moby Dick for Babies via Cozy Classics
Whale Song by BigShinyRobot
I love whales, guys. I love them so much. (Even if this one looks a bit like a fish. Why am I complaining? It’s big and floaty and ghostly. Anyway. I still adore this!)
loving this shit hard right now.
yellow ostrich - whale
Huh. Strange and interesting. Worth it for the percussion alone.
For whatever reason, fish that fly through the air like it was water creep me out like nobody’s business — they’ve actually featured in some of my most memorable nightmares, even if they’ve done nothing more than hover. So, fish in the air: AUGH.
Whales, however? I’m filled with childlike wonder &c! I think this might be Disney’s fault. (Rewatching that segment, I’ve become increasingly convinced that it’s about the Rapture.) Or perhaps Disney just knew that flying whales is one of my ironclad story kinks. Did you think you would read that sentence ever? Good morning.
