The ice is finally broken and the adult whales escape the ice.
"Decker, the point is-just as the whales can escape the death of the Nebula, so can we."
Had the whale escaped the second harpoon, scientists say it might have lived another 80 years.
Consequentially, new theories in cetacean evolution hypothesize that whales and their ancestors escaped predation, not competition, by slowly adapting to the ocean.
After a struggle that lasted all night, the harpoon lines broke and the whale escaped.
He suggests that the whales are escaping the strong currents by wrapping themselves in kelp fronds, allowing them to sleep.
Squall, whale, and harpoon had all blended together, and the whale, merely grazed by the iron, escaped.
Though these whales have escaped extinction, they are rare and difficult to study, spending much of their lives in the depths of remote oceans.
The harpoon broke free, and the whale escaped.
His presence was final proof that the imprisoned whale had not escaped, in the flesh at least.
