"We long for food." I really don't think anybody goes to bed hungry up there. Food isn't something you "long" for. Different foods, yes, as I long for Salmon Berries, but I won't die without them. This whale was not killed because of hunger. Boredom sounds more like it. I am sickened by it's violent passing. Are you sure it's "offered" flesh is edible? Lead kills in more ways than one. And the whale's acting outside the norm is obvious of disease or other wasting.