{"id":28216,"date":"2016-06-06T10:20:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T10:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=28216"},"modified":"2016-06-06T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T11:24:45","slug":"a-man-and-the-orcas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/a-man-and-the-orcas\/","title":{"rendered":"Crozet Islands and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern India Ocean<br \/>\nThe Crozet Islands where<br \/>\nThe Orca&#8217;s come and stay a while<br \/>\nAnd the Elephant Seals<br \/>\nThey share<br \/>\nA period of dominance where harems come and go<br \/>\nAnd King Penguins wander here and there<br \/>\nAnd gradually they grow<br \/>\nOut of furry bodices<br \/>\nAnd into their penguin suits<br \/>\nBy this time the mother elephants seals<br \/>\nHave all gone off to feed<br \/>\nAnd many will fall victims to the Orca&#8217;s<br \/>\nWho succeed<br \/>\nBy being strong and positive<br \/>\nAnd knowing when to feed<\/p>\n<p>The longliners are fishing<br \/>\nFor Chilean Sea Bass where<br \/>\nThe Orca&#8217;s are always after<br \/>\nA catch that they can sharen<br \/>\nThe problem is these longliners<br \/>\nAre pirates and they do<br \/>\nUse dynamite to frighten off the Orca&#8217;s<br \/>\nWhich is true<\/p>\n<p>Orca&#8217;s are opportunists<br \/>\nAnd if they are threatened by<br \/>\nPirates as they draw in their lines<br \/>\nThey always will apply<br \/>\nThemselves to other diets<br \/>\nLike the Elephant seals<br \/>\nPenguins even given the chance<br \/>\nAnd to see what that reveals<\/p>\n<p>They are very social animals<br \/>\nMatriarchs that train<br \/>\nThey are very efficient<br \/>\nThey have their massive brain<br \/>\nAnd work hard for each other<br \/>\nSharing all the way<br \/>\nKnowledge foods and expertise<br \/>\nEvery single day<\/p>\n<p>When the baby seals get older<br \/>\nThey have to use the sea<br \/>\nAnd again the Orca&#8217;s are waiting<br \/>\nAnd are murdered ruthlessly<br \/>\nIts their one and only baptism<br \/>\nAnd it ends as frantically<br \/>\nGobbled up by the sentinels<br \/>\nThe Orca&#8217;s who now be<\/p>\n<p>Gorging themselves rotten<br \/>\nFor they too will soon be<br \/>\nSetting out for colder climes<br \/>\nHunting wild and free<br \/>\nImagine all those captive souls<br \/>\nWho languish in blue pools<br \/>\nIn utter isolation<br \/>\nTended by the fools<\/p>\n<p>Nothing could be more alien<br \/>\nSocially  adrift<br \/>\nWith no means of communication<br \/>\nAnd no wild foods to lift<br \/>\nTheir souls  and their emotion<br \/>\nNor their energy levels too<br \/>\nCaptivity is negative<br \/>\nAnd to last their whole lives through<\/p>\n<p>Is to lose one&#8217;s true perspective<br \/>\nBe Close minded and alone<br \/>\nThe matriarchal system<br \/>\nThe seeds that have been sown<br \/>\nWhat is and isn&#8217;t natural<br \/>\nSuch  knowledge that they had<br \/>\nBeing a corporate prisoner<br \/>\nA slave forever sad<\/p>\n<p>They must be left to wildness<br \/>\nThe freedom to all be<br \/>\nThemselves beyond the passing shore<br \/>\nOf real discovery<br \/>\nDespite their optimism<br \/>\nTheir sage like quality<br \/>\nTheir undisputed rationale<br \/>\nAnd of course the open sea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern India Ocean The Crozet Islands where The Orca&#8217;s come and stay a while And the Elephant Seals They share A period of dominance where harems come and go And King Penguins wander here and there And gradually they &hellip; 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