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        • Presentation: Eating for Good Health
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        • Writers on Writing: Author Panel 2018
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        • Staged Readings: A Leg Up
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​ SANDWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY Exhibit

FEBRUARY 2023  
BONNIE GARAVENTI 
 
Picture
 Whales Play
 
Humpback Whales, known for their curious and gentle nature, are one of the most playful whales on earth. From flipper slapping to spyhopping and full body breaching, their acrobatics are often a form of play that we humans find equally entertaining to watch. They will play with each other, with sticks, boats, divers, other fish, and just about anything else they find curious in the water.
 
Humpback Whales also                                                                                                                                         
 
  • grow to a length of up to 60 feet
  • undertake some of the longest migrations of any living mammal, traveling thousands of miles each year
  • sing some of the longest, most complex songs in the animal kingdom
  • will stop feeding completely for about three months while nursing
  • gently float their newborn calves to the surface, holding them completely out of the water to take their first breaths (without this help, some will sadly drown)
                                                 
 
Whales Sleep
 
Why do Sperm Whales sleep vertically? Sperm Whales must surface in order to breath, and this position makes it easier for them to come up for air while staying submerged to maintain body temperature. It also makes it easier to spot predators and watch over their young ones, as they are able to keep one eye open and half of their brain awake even while sleeping. (This is known as unihemispheric slumber.)
 
Sperm Whales also
 
  • sleep for around 15 minutes at a time, and for only about 7% of each day
  • are the largest of the toothed whales, reaching up to 67ft in length
  • have the largest brain of any animal, and can live to be 70 years old
  • can dive to depths of 9500 ft where they find the giant squid they love to feast on
  • are named for their block shaped head housing the spermaceti organ (They were hunted for the waxy substance found there)
  • produce ambergris, or whale vomit, which has been used to create perfumes and expensive high-end scents
  • Diver is to scale                                                          
 
 
Whales Need
 
Once numbering in the tens of thousands, today fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right Whales are known to exist and are in dire need of our help to avoid extinction. Their numbers were initially decimated by commercial hunters, with their name derived from being the "right" whales to hunt because they floated when killed. For those that remain, changes in climate have shifted their migratory paths inland to the busy coastline of New England and Canada, putting them at extreme risk of vessel strikes, fishing & lobster line entanglements and pollution - including noise from ships which raises their stress hormones to dangerous levels. As a result, the life span of a breeding female has been reduced from 60 years to 45, and calf birthing has gone from one every 3 years to just one every 7-10 years.
 

 

​

Sandwich Arts Alliance
PO Box 1332, Sandwich MA 02563
Sandwich Arts Alliance Center, 124 Route 6A , Sandwich, MA, 02563
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11-4
p  (774) 338-5201
​info@sandwichartsalliance.org
Sandwich Arts Alliance is a 501(c)(3)

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      • Plein Air Painting Group
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        • Under the Sea Masquerade Ball 2023
        • Meet the SAA Authors
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        • Giant Raffle 2022
        • SAA at the Holly Days Village Stroll 2022
        • HOLIDAY KICKOFF at the SAA 2022 >
          • Lighting of the Giant and Glass Town Carolers
          • Shop Small Saturday
        • Village Drama Triptych Series 2022 >
          • Love Letters 2022
          • Tru - past
          • The Belle of Amherst - past
        • Sandwich Arts Alliance PorchFest 2022
        • Meet Mary Petiet of Sea Crow Press
        • SAA Yard Sale 2022
        • Art 'n Vroom
        • Witnessing Ukraine’s Freedom
        • SAA at the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival 2022 >
          • Hydrangea Festival on the Marsh
        • 2022 Art and Soul Gala
        • The Birth of a Book: Know Me
        • Fur, Feathers, Scales, and Tails Book Launch April 13
        • Online Pop-Up Sale 2022
        • SAA Online Auction 2022
        • Sandwich Showcase Cavalcade Countdown
        • Shop Small Saturday 2021 >
          • Lighting of the Giant 2021
        • Sandwich Showcase Playbill 2021
        • Ukulele Fest 2021
        • The Practical Hands-On Details of Successful Selling
        • Mary A. Smith Watercolor Demonstration
        • Sandwich Porchfest September 2021
        • Adirondack Chair Trail 2021
        • SAA at the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival 2021
        • Friday Night Zoom Parlor >
          • Monthly Play Reading Group - ONLINE EVENT
          • Music Around the World
        • Songwriters Workshop ONLINE EVENT
        • Spring Has Sprung Raffle
        • Pebbles in the Stream Book Launch
        • The Voice of Poets ONLINE EVENT
        • Writing for Success ONLINE EVENT
        • Holly Days Art-O-Rama >
          • Holly Days Art-O-Rama
        • The Business of Writing
        • Let's Picnic! Online Auction
        • Poem-athon
        • Fitness for Writers and Artists via Zoom 2020
        • Author Talk: Terri Arthur 2020
        • Holly Days Fine Arts Boutique 2019
        • Village Concert Series 2020 >
          • PAST EVENT Upper Structure
          • PAST EVENT 11/8 The Movimento Project
          • PAST EVENT New England Brass Band
        • Staged Readings: Six by Ten jan 2020
        • Holly Days Fine Arts Boutique 2019
        • Holiday Sing 2019
        • Giants Trolley Tour 2019
        • Third Thursdays 2019
        • Staged Reading: oldfriends.com 2019
        • Adirondack Chair Trail 2019
        • Woodstock revisited/ Sandstock 2019
        • Art and Soul Gala 2019
        • Plein Air 2019
        • Village Concert Series 18-19
        • SAA Building Grand Opening Weekend Celebration
        • Author Talk: A History of Howard Johnson’s
        • Author Talk: The Cookie Loved ‘Round the World
        • Visual Arts Members Art Show & Sale 2019
        • Successful Writing: ​Insights from Four Authors and a Top Publisher
        • Ukulele Fest 2109
        • Village Book Festival
        • Presentation: Eating for Good Health
        • Staged Readings: Six by Ten
        • Writers on Writing: Author Panel 2018
        • Sandwich Holly Days SAA Event - Fine Arts Boutique 2018
        • Third Thursdays 2018
        • Staged Readings: A Leg Up
        • Sandwich Porchfest 2018
        • All-Alliance Meet and Greet 9.18
        • Art and Soul 2018
        • Plein Air Sandwich 2018
        • Songbird
        • Literary Arts Publishing Event
        • Open Mic Classical 2018
        • National Poetry Month Events
        • Visual Arts Members Art Show & Sale 2018
        • Village Concert Series 17-18
        • Ukulele Fest 2018
        • Lifting Spirits: An Evening of Wine & Poetry 2018
        • Staged Readings: Six by Ten
        • Ten-Minute Tales 2018
        • Sandwich Holly Days SAA Events 2017
        • Staged Readings DNA
        • Porchfest 2017
        • The Starfish Trail 2017
        • Plein Air Sandwich 2017
        • Art and Soul Gala 2017
        • Poetry Month 2017
        • Visual Arts Members Show & Sale 2017
        • Village Concert Series 2016 >
          • September 24 - The Fourth Wall PAST EVENT
          • March 11 - The Bruce Abbott/Fred Fried Quintet PAST EVENT
          • April 8 - The Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
        • Ukulele Fest 2017
        • Author Talk - Dr. Robert M. Reece
        • An Afternoon with Dylan Thomas
        • Come Feast and Be Merrie 2016
        • Fall for the Arts 2016 >
          • Arts in Action 2016
          • Porchfest 2016
        • Alliance Meet and Greet - 8/16
        • Village Concert Series 2015-2016 >
          • The Percussion Plus Project, September 12, 2015
          • Solstice Singers and Ensemble Passacaglia, Dec. 5, 2015
          • The Cape Cod Sax Quartet, February 27, 2016
          • Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble, March 12, 2016
          • Music at Eden's Edge, April 23, 2016
        • Arts on Main 2016
        • JAZZ! from Blues to Bebop
        • Poetry Tea
        • Jeanne and Friends
        • March into the Arts 2016
        • Alliance Meet and Greet 2016
        • Eleemosynary
        • Conservatory Jazz Band
        • Fall for the Arts 2016
        • SandwichFest 2016
        • Hydrangea Tour 2016
    • To View >
      • Cape Conversations with Kathy Aubin
      • Why Do You Write? ONLINE EVENT
      • The Purpose of a Poem Series
      • Meet the Alliance Authors >
        • Meet the Alliance Authors 2020
        • Meet the Alliance Authors 2019
      • Porchfest 2020: Virtual Edition
      • Made in Heaven ONLINE PLAY
      • ARTspiration! Online
  • Exhibits
    • Main Gallery Exhibits
    • SAA Exhibits in the Community >
      • Fishermen's View
      • Sandwich Public Library
      • The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
    • Special Exhibits Gallery
    • Calls to Artists >
      • Fishermen's View Call to Artists
      • Sandwich Public Library Call to Artists
      • Adirondack Chair Trail Call to Artists
      • SAA Online Auction Call to Artists
  • Classes
    • Adult Classes >
      • 3/26 Drawing workshop: Fundamentals and Foundational Techniques
      • 4/22 Finding the Writer Within II: Revision retreat
      • 4/23 Drawing and Watercolor Mixed-Media Workshop: Marine Life and Environments
      • 5/4 Needle Felting Mermaids Workshop
      • 5/17 Watercolor Workshop: Spring Bouquet
      • 6/5 Finding the Writer Within II: Summer Intensive
    • Youth Classes
    • Online Video Classes
  • Membership
    • Become an Alliance Member
    • Renew an Alliance Membership
    • Our Members
    • Hire an Artist
    • Member Login >
      • Visual Arts Member >
        • Visual Arts Basic Skills
        • Medium Based Training
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          • Social Media Opportunities
        • Commercial Skills >
          • Legal and Government Business Requirements
          • Merchandising Your Art - Level 1
          • Managing Your Art as a Business
      • Performing Arts Member
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        • Useful Resources
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      • Useful Info
    • Request Email/Newsletter
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    • Appeal
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  • Store
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    • Visit our gift shop >
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    • The Village Art Mart