Introduction
Whales pose as important components of the world’s marine ecosystem (NRDC, n.d.). Those stand among the most fascinating mammals; they manifest intelligence akin to that of human intellectual capacity such as linguistic communication, with their distinctive nervous system features credited for such (D’Amato and Chopra, 2010, p.1). Nevertheless, whales face threats to their existence due to incessant hunting activities. While the International Whaling Commission (IWC) sought to ban whaling activities in 1986, countries such as Japan and Iceland have refused to abide due to their own reasons (NRDC, n.d.). Japan ...