Let
me do a quick whale update. First
reports had the whale as a pygmy sperm.
Apparently after getting closer, that was changed. They are still waiting for DNA results to
confirm, but it looks now like it was actually a Sei Whale, a member of the
blue whale family that is on the endangered species list.
Yesterday
the necropsy was performed to get tissue and body part samples (teeth and a
vertebra) for study. Oh, I looked up the
difference between an autopsy and a necropsy.
Seems they are the exact same thing – an examination of a body after
death – but autopsies are only for humans and necropsies cover everything else. The definitions read like this: “Autopsy: a necropsy
on human beings. Necropsy: an autopsy on
animals.” That clears that up.
They
buried the remains on the beach not far from where it was brought ashore. Ordinarily they would haul it to an undisclosed
location, but Galveston didn’t have any machinery heavy enough to handle the
load. So, rest in peace, Sei.
Luke
2:16-20 says, “So they hurried off and
found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word
concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were
amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and
pondered them in her heart. The
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had
heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”
Father,
thank you again for the time and effort put in by all the people involved in
the efforts to deal with this really rare event. Amen.
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