Lady Bryde (aka The Bryde To Be, aka The Beautiful Bryde)
Female / 14 meters (46 feet or 8.6 Britney Spears) / a Lady never shares her weight / population unknown
Bryde's whale the species:
The bryde's whale is extraordinarily beautiful even compared to the already beautiful other cetacean species. They have clean lines to go with their blue bodies that match perfectly with their pink mouths and yellow baleen. The species name is pronounced is closer to Brutus (like Brutus from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar stage play) than bride, but for the purposes of The Pod she's Bryde like a bride dressed for a wedding. I'm well aware that I've butchered the species name, but such is art. The species prefers tropical climates and their diet consists mainly of small fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel) and krill and varies based on their location and time of year.
When a bryde's whale eats fish, they will frequently locate a bait ball to get their fill. A bait ball is generally created by sharks or dolphins or predatory fish like tuna. The smaller fish are forced to swirl when they're surrounded and birds are frequently found above them preventing them from going to the surface. They're quite literally surrounded by predators. Things get worse for the bait balls though. Many unfortunate spheres of fish whose mass exodus from the living world comes at the hands or rather the mouth of the bryde's whale. When a bait ball forms and when a bryde's whales can be opportunistic, they can put a dent into a their local population, but there's something different about how they do this. The bryde's whale will hit the bait ball near the surface and continue upwards until they hit the surface. That's not unique amongst whales, but what is unique is that they'll frequently stay at the surface with their mouth wide open at almost a 90 degree angle and sit for quite a long time before closing their mouths and sinking back into the sea. That time they spend at the surface with a wide open mouth almost looks like they're singing out to a crowd at the top of their lungs.
Bryde the character:
The name of the bryde's whale in The Pod is Bryde, pronounced like a 'bride' in waiting. And this is why Bryde is a bride to be. She's truly beautiful and looks ripe for marriage. She's busy in life making all the arrangements for her upcoming wedding. She's so focused on everything being right for her special day, but she's lost sight of the foundation for a happy marriage: True Love.
"Bryde Sings a Love Song"
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