How whales change climate

Last Updated on August 16, 2015

In the same theme as the video I posted yesterday, here’s a look at how whales are believed to positively impact the climate. What this video (and yesterday’s Yellowstone wolves video) are illustrating is our present understanding of what ecologists refer to as ‘trophic cascades.’ It’s a rather beautiful—albeit, potentially overly simplified—look at the integral harmony of Nature and how the Living Earth is organised.

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The Ancient Masters of “Trophic Cascade”?

The Kogi people, indigenous to Colombia, are quite possibly the greatest masters of so-called trophic cascades. They don’t simply recognise and work with these cascades at a physical level. Rather they directly perceive the connections and dynamics between the many elements of the natural world at an energetic or spiritual level. This makes their skill at maintaining and restoring ecological balance second-to-none. This is highlighted, a little, in the recent documentary on the Kogi, called Aluna. If this sort of thing interests you, I recommend watching it.

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