Dolphinsandwhales
The closest alien civilization to us isn't in space. It's swimming in our oceans.
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Dolphins and whales
The closest alien civilization to us isn't in space. It's swimming in our oceans.
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Dolphins and whales
File #016 · CETACEANS
- Home
- Looks like
- Language
- Known for
- Link to Earth
The story
Two alien peoples, one planet
Chapter 1
Two alien peoples, one planet
Scan Earth for life that knows it's alive, the way the Essassani do. You'll find two peoples: humans on land, and dolphins and whales in the water.
Chapter 2
A whole pod in one body
A whale is many dolphin souls joined into one big soul. Only the sea can hold up a body that size. On land it would be far too heavy.
Chapter 3
Songs in three languages
Humpbacks sing in three languages at once. One is cosmic, for talking with other realities. Translate a year of their songs and you'd answer about 57 questions that stump scientists.
Chapter 4
Old friends of Sirius
Dolphins are Earth natives, not visitors from Sirius. But Sirius and Arcturus have been talking with them, mind to mind, for ages.
Chapter 5
Practice for first contact
Our first contact with aliens? It'll happen right here, between the two peoples already on Earth. Learning to talk with dolphins gets us ready for the stars.
Chapter 6
Dolphins among the stars
Three Earth dolphins (Rose, August and Whistle) now live on Essassani as ambassadors and explorers. They send their discoveries home. In a way, dolphins have already reached the stars.
5 things to know
5 things to know
In their own words
“We're not animals. We're water humans, and you're land dolphins.”
Mystery box
Mystery box
Not every account agrees on this. Open the box to see the versions side by side.
There's more than one version. Tap to open.
Where they live
Earth
Distance unknown
A giant crystal sitting on a cosmic whirlpool. Some call it the "planet of classes", a kind of school.
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