The sea and its inhabitants have long been the source of all kinds of myths and legends. After all, there is an opinion that all animals, including humans, originated from water and that is why water attracts us so much.

Cetaceans are one of the truly legendary creatures. The word "whale" itself comes from Greek, which means "sea monster". That is, this word originally meant "miracle whale fish", a sea beast that, by the will of the god of the seas, floods the coast, etc. There are also myths about the island fish, which is a small wooded island that suddenly plunges into the sea. the sea and turning into a giant fish. And the Whale, or Kraken, from the ancient Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda is depicted with paws coming out of the water onto land. This is not without reason and is confirmed by the presence of rudiments of hind legs in the skeleton of cetaceans and a special structure of fins, more similar to flippers. It was only relatively recently that people noticed that, despite its fish–like body shape, a whale is not a fish, but a mammal that breathes atmospheric air and gives birth to live cubs. In general, whales and dolphins, as well as other cetaceans, have long been the heroes of myths and legends, science fiction and adventure literature and cinema. We can recall the biblical prophet Jonah, who visited the belly of a whale, and Moby Dick is also known as the terrible white whale, which Herman Melville's entire novel is dedicated to hunting, which has become an encyclopedia of whaling.

Whales themselves are divided into baleen (actually whales) and toothed whales, which include sperm whales, narwhals, or unicorns, dolphins, and killer whales. One of the distinctive features of cetaceans is their highly developed intelligence and communication system. By the way, in mythology and fiction, the idea is being spread that killer whales and dolphins were once humans, as well as the possibility of human domestication and domestication of dolphins. This is really not without reason. Observations of dolphins have shown that they take a person for their own, so they keep him afloat, not letting him drown, protect him from sharks, drive random swimmers away from fish schools, seeing them as competitors and generally cling to humans in every possible way.

The fact that dolphins push drowning people to the shore is an absolute myth, a dolphin will never do that, because then it may end up in shallow water, which is fatal for it, but it will do everything possible to keep a person afloat, preventing him from drowning, pushing him to the surface, chasing away sharks. It was also not uncommon for swimmers who happened to be near fish schools to be pushed away by dolphins with their noses and tails, probably seeing them as competitors. There were even frequent cases of male dolphins raping female swimmers. So sex with a dolphin is not a myth, it is quite possible. Dolphins are also known as faithful lovers, they are able to recognize a person who has done them good or evil and react accordingly. Dolphins live in herds consisting of alpha males with a harem of females and cubs, rather than monogamous pairs. They are also very sensitive to the emotional background, encouragement for them is not only food, but also affection, play, many dolphins often unequivocally pester swimmers, flirt with them so that they play with them or caress them, and dolphins cannot be punished because of their sensitivity.

The only punishment in the training system is the lack of encouragement and the cessation of games. By the way, cetaceans are the only animals other than humans that, in addition to the instinct of reproduction, are also aware of such phenomena as eroticism and sexual pleasure. Wild dolphins, unlike tame ones, are mischievous and hooligans, they certainly are not aggressive, but they are unlikely to save a person, they perceive him rather as a playmate. It is also known that cetaceans never sleep completely, their brains turn off only half, one hemisphere sleeps, the other is awake. This is necessary in order to breathe properly, because their breathing is an act of volitional, mind–controlled, and not arbitrary, as in terrestrial animals. Therefore, we can say that they sleep with only "one eye."

Killer whales, unlike dolphins, are not so playful, they pay little attention to humans, they are not afraid of them, but they also do not attack, except to protect their own lives, cubs or during mating games. The killer whale got its English name not because of the danger to humans, but because it feeds not only on small fish, but also attacks pinnipeds, dolphins, small whales, penguins and other large prey. The Russian name of the killer whale comes from the dorsal fin, bent in the shape of a scythe. In general, killer whales are giant predatory dolphins that live in cold oceanic waters. They are easily tamed, those that live in dolphinariums and aquariums are very friendly to humans. It is known that wild killer whales, when encountering boats or speedboats, bypass them rather than turn them over, while dolphins often play with them and there have been cases when they turned the boat over.

It is also important that the mind of cetaceans is the mind of a predator, a killer, adapted to forage for food and escape from enemies, necessary for rapid response to the situation, and not at all a manifestation of some kind of "superintelligence", it was the living conditions that made them such intelligent creatures. Boost your accumulator bets with the 1xbet registration promo code giving a 10% bonus on winning ACCA bets. Minimum odds per selection are 1.30. Max bonus is $1000. Applies to football, tennis, and basketball. No deposit needed—just use the code when betting. Wagering is 1x. Valid for 30 days after registration. Regular players also get cashback on losses. Sign up and increase your sports betting profits with 1xBet.