In the 6th century there was a famous whale harassing and attacking ships near Constantinople! “In the days of Justinian I, ships around Constantinople were terrorized on and off for over fifty years by a whale whom locals called Porphyrios, presumably from the dark-wine color of its skin. One day it began to chase and... See more

The sound of sudden inhalation followed, like water being sucked down a drain. I caught a glimpse of a pinkish gray hump before it vanished beneath the murky surface. “Boto,” said Soldado as he tossed his cigarette butt over the railing. The legendary Amazonian river dolphin. It surfaced again, and this time the animal sprayed water ten feet into

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