're looking
for nuclear vessels.
Can you tell me where
the naval base is?
We're looking-
Hello...
we are looking for
the nuclear vessels
in Alameda.
Can you help us?
We're looking for
the naval base.
Could you tell me where
the nuclear vessels are?
I don't know if I know that.
I think it's in Alameda.
That's what I said, Alameda.
But where is Alameda?
Just where is
our future
The things
we've done and said
Let's just
push the button
We'd be
better off dead
'Cause I hate you
And I berate you
Excuse me.
Would you mind
stopping that noise?
The system
of our fathers
Is dumped on us,
the sons
The only choice
we're given
Is how many megatons
Would you mind stopping
that damn noise?
And I say screw you
And hope
you're blue, too
We're all bloody-
Admiral, may I
ask you a question?
Spock, don't
call me Admiral.
You used to call me Jim.
Don't you remember "Jim"?
What's your question?
Your use of language
has altered since our arrival.
It is currently laced
with more colorful
metaphors-
" Double dumb-ass on you"
and so forth.
You mean the profanity?
That's simply
how they talk here.
Nobody pays any attention to you
unless you swear every other word.
It's in all the literature
of the period.
For example?
The works of Jacqueline Susann,
the novels of Harold Robbins.
Ah.
The giants.
The next showing of
the wonderful world of whales
will begin in five-minute
in the Ferrari Marine Theater.
Smile!
O.K.
Oh. Here I go.
Good morning!
I'm your guide this morning.
My name is Dr. Gillian Taylor,
assistant director
of the Maritime
Cetacean Institute.
So, please follow me,
and just yell
if you can't hear me.
The Cetacean Institute
is the only museum in the world
exclusively devoted to whales.
As you can see, we have
a great deal to offer,
but that is small
compared to what
we don't know about whales.
The first commonly held
misconception
is that whales are fish.
They're not.
They're mammals like us-
warm-blooded,
needing air to breathe,
and producing milk
to nurse their young.
Do whales attack people
Like in Moby Dick?
No. Most whales
don't even have teeth.
They have a soft,
gum-like tissue
that strains
tiny shrimp for food.
That's the limit
of their hostility.
Unfortunately,
their principal enemy
is far, far more aggressive.
You mean man.
To put it mildly.
Since the dawn of time,
men have harvested whales
for a variety of purposes,
most of which can be
achieved synthetically now.
100 years ago,
using hand-thrown harpoons,
man did plenty of damage.
But that is nothing
compared to his
achievements this century.
This is mankind's legacy-
whales hunted
to the brink of extinction.
Virtually gone
is the blue whale,
the largest creature
ever to inhabit the earth.
Despite all attempts
at banning whaling,
there are still
countries and pirates
currently engaged
in the slaughter
of these inoffensive creatures.
Where the humpback whale
once numbered in
the hundreds of thousands,
today there are less
than 10,000 specimens alive.
Those that are taken in
are no longer fully grown.
In addition, many
female whales are killed
while bearing unborn calves.
To hunt a species
to extinction
is not logical.
Who ever said
the human race was logical?
If you'll follow me,
I'll introduce you
to the institute's pride and joy.
This is the largest
seawater tank in the world,
and it contains
the only two humpback whales
in captivity.
They are mature humpbacks
weighing 45,000 pounds each.
They wandered into
San Francisco Bay as calves
and were brought here.
We call them
George and Gracie.
It's perfect, Spock.
A male and female humpback
in a contained space.
We beam them up together,
consider ourselves lucky.
Beautiful, aren't they?
And extremely intelligent.
Now if you'll
follow me, please.
Despite all
they're teaching us,
we have to return George
and Gracie to the open sea.
Why is that?
Well, for