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	"Look! Here come some interesting creatures," said the whale. Junior looked around to find out what was so interesting. He saw some strange-looking fish with big fin wide open like wings. They flew across over the crests of the waves. They darted in and out of the water.   "Fish flying!" cried Junior.   "They are indeed called flying fish." explained Senior.   "I never imagined that some fish can fly like birds!" Junior exclaimed. "The fish must have learned how from them."   Senior looked in the distance and spoke. "Well, it may sound strange but we whales are mammals like land animals, although we live in the sea. Are you surprised at that too?"   "You must be kidding. You are not a fish but an animal?"   "Yes, I am an animal", Senior replied."   Junior was taken aback by that; he was at a loss for words. He was not convinced yet, but he thought it was possible that the two holes he was sitting near could be nostrils such as large animals on land had. He had been sure that Senior was a big fish. Embarassed, he covered his face with his paws.   Senior explained to him: "Our ancestors came from the land and chose the sea to live. So, Junior, we are sort of distant cousins."   Upon hearing the words, "distant cousins", Junior forgot any doubts he had had, and his curiosity overcame his timidity. He now wanted to know about the whale.