I knew that many expert ecologists and marine biologists would make that claim. Instead, I argued that whales are social mammals with big brains, capable of enjoying life and of feeling pain – and not only physical pain, but very likely also distress at the loss of one of their group.
我并没有说停止捕鲸是因为鲸鱼濒临灭绝，因为我知道许多生态学专家和海洋生物学家会提出这样的观点。我指出的是鲸鱼是有着发达的大脑、能够享受生活和感觉疼痛的群居哺乳动物，不仅仅是身体的疼痛，很有可能还会对失去它们群体中的某个成员感到痛苦。