Featuring Georg Blichfeldt, secretary of the High North Alliance, and Paul
Horsman, a marine biologist with Greenpeace. Aboard the Greenpeace vessel
Sirius.
Georg Blichfeldt (reading from Greenpeace leaflet): "The whale finally chooses a
partner for life."
Paul Horsman: Yep. Most whales do. Most whales do.
GB: Are you a marine biologist?
PH: Yes.
GB (incredulously): Are you?
PH (breaking out in light sweat): Yes.
GB: Which whales have a partner for life? Give me some species.
PH (noticeably glistening): Some of the larger whales do.
GB: Which species?
PH: The blue whales have a partner that they re-meet. I do know that.
GB: This is sensational!!!
(Awkward pause while camera crew laughs)
PH: Now ...
GB: Other species.
PH: Let me continue ...
GB: This is ...
PH (with vigour): Let me continue ...
GB: This is ...
PH (with forceful vigour): Let me continue with the scientific debate.
GB (waving Greenpeace leaflet excitedly): This is your information to the public. It
has to be based on science!
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