Whales are amazing for an empath to have around, bringing peace and calm to a space. We all need a bit of peace and calm I think.
Also whales have amazing symbolism: Whales are associated with compassion and solitude, and knowledge of both life and death. They are also associated with unbridled creativity. The exhalation through the blowhole symbolizes the freeing of one's own creative energies. Sound is also a creative force of life