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“They are self-aware beings with individual personalities and a rich inner life. They have the ability to think abstractly, feel deeply and choose their actions. Their lives are characterized by close, long-term relationships… In short, whales and dolphins are a who, not a what.”
— Thomas I. White, a Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Read more in this blog post. (via nrdc)