You are on board the Love Boat, the Cetacean Society International (CSI) vessel, lost in the mist of marine mammal myths. Your captain believes that whales "are in a class by themselves" and that "the two most highly developed forms of life (humans and whales) should coexist in peace". (Robbins Barstow: "Beyond whale species survival"). The captain of the Intrinsic IV, flagship of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, also believes that "whales have an intrinsic value as mammals of great intelligence, whose behaviour and language set them apart" (WWF about whaling....). Sorry, but the scientific literature does not support this view. While waiting for the mist to clear, read the essay: "Brains, Behaviour and Intelligence in Cetaceans" by Margaret Klinowska or grab the life belt up in the corner.