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...towering if scaly athleticism pioneered by H.R. Giger's mantid man-eaters in the Alien series. And while the snub-nosed, micro-eared Godzilla of the '60s and '70s had a vaguely mammalian mien--appropriate for a creature whose Japanese name, Gojira, is an amalgam of kujira (whale) and gorira (gorilla)--the fin-de-siecle Godzilla has a crocodilian brow, iguana affectations, a T. Rex crouch and a noble if dragonish chin instead of an avuncular Adam's apple. As for the radioactive breath, well, it was hard for Tatopoulos to justify, so don't expect it. No lizard does...
...formal manly rituals. Aficionados of the bullring should appreciate the choreography of the action. Fans of bloodless sports may find the whole thing too stagey. Yet there is no denying the drama and inevitability of McCarthy's climactic mano a mano. What seems less fated is that white whale of an epilogue...
Your piece on the release of J.J., the orphaned gray whale raised by SeaWorld, questioned the motivation of Anheuser-Busch, which owns the four SeaWorld theme parks [AMERICAN SCENE, April 13]. You suggested that the effort to help J.J. was inspired by commercial considerations. However, it should be noted that J.J. was brought to SeaWorld at the request of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Our animal-care staff in San Diego has quietly treated and returned to the wild hundreds of other beached marine mammals. No organization in the world today rescues, rehabilitates and releases more marine mammals than...
...environment through field trips, hikes and interactive presentations. Kids and adults go their separate ways during the day. While children ages 3 to 17 go on microhikes or wildlife expeditions (there are four adult-supervised camp programs), Mom and Dad get to spend the day birding, learning about astronomy, whale watching or taking a nature writing class. In the late afternoon and evening, everyone regroups for family activities like barbecues, lobster bakes, folk dancing and Native American storytelling...
...carried through gentle swells to a position 2.1 nautical miles off Point Loma, Calif., a scenic finger of land near San Diego. There, amid a noisy flotilla of 12 boats, the sling was lowered, and chief boatswain's mate Thomas Young barked the words never before heard: "Release the whale...