One winter, a female pod of Atlantic gray whales find themselves alone at the equatorial mating grounds. Searching for their absent bulls, they quest through a submarine world ringing with the ancient calls of mysterious leviathans.
... cetus , which translates to " a sea monster " ) . As a result , when relat- ing the speed or strength of the animals encountered , an 80 ft " sea monster " moving at 30 knots ( 15 m / s ) made a better fish tale than a 50 ft right whale ...