Sad news. He was a talented man.

This is true. Fin whales, humpbacks, sperm whales and orcas have all been found to have spindle neurons, the cells in human brains that are responsible for empathy, social interaction and organisation and speech.

There are plenty of uncomfortable conversations that humans need to have with themselves, but this particular one ranks highly imo.

I think the original quote was by Alfred Wainwright.