Recently at work a coworker drew a picture of a cross-eyed whale on a white board, which made me think about how there are almost definitely no retarded whales. All species are going to have rare occurrences where there are genetic problems and certain individuals are born “disadvantaged”. In the harsh reality of the animal kingdom, these individuals usually have a hard time surviving. Either they are holding back their parents or siblings and are killed by them, or they are left to fend for themselves and they quickly end up not so much alive. In this age of human society we have decided to pay these people special attention, using resources from the collective to try to help them live “normal” lives. I’m not going to be completely insensitive here and say they should be completely removed, but at the same time we must understand that this act is a drain on the entire system. The instincts of animals exist for a reason.