A40-ton creature was coming right at my boat, spinning round and round. we could hear his fins slapping the water with each revolution. the brute exhaled and salty water sprayed us before he dove again. the sight of his tail revolving around, barely missing the boat, sent shivers down my spine. when he came to the surface again, we could have counted the barnacles on his enormous head. what type of animal is described? an octopus a shark a whale a penguin

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.