Sperm whale off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea
Sperm whale off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea (© Tony Wu/Minden Pictures)
An improbable tribute for Towel Day
'Space,' Douglas Adams observed in his comic sci-fi novel 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' 'is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you might think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' So, in his fictional universe, Adams invented the Infinite Improbability Drive as a way to cross its vast distances in a nothingth of a second. And, in one memorable passage, to convert two approaching nuclear missiles into a bowl of petunias and a sperm whale. Thus, today's image of the Earth's largest toothed whale is our tribute to Adams on the 20th annual celebration of Towel Day (it's surprisingly difficult to find a really great image of a bowl of petunias).
© Tony Wu/Minden Pictures