Hauser’s Fate
Despite her close encounters with the humpback’s altruism, Hauser knew why some people were skeptical about it. Some people believed that they are just romanticizing the incident. “If it hadn’t been me, if it hadn’t been filmed in three different angles, I wouldn’t believe it. I tried a lot not to anthropomorphize any of the behavior that I see. It’s easy to do, but it’s not a good practice in science,” Hauser explained during the NPR interview.
Hauser’s Fate
Protecting Each-Other
Although they are not quite sure what the actions truly mean to the whale, Hauser knows that she will never forget about the experience. After all, role reversals must not be that common in the field: “I’ve spent years protecting whales, and in the moment, I didn’t even realize that they were protecting me.”
Protecting Each Other
