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Fin whale
Fin whale
(Balaenoptera physalus)
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Fin whale at surface
© Tui De Roy / Auscape International
Fin whale blowhole
© Mike Hill / www.osfimages.com
Fin whale characteristic blow
© Hugh Harrop / SplashdownDirect.com
Fin whale spouting
© Mike Hill / www.osfimages.com
Fin whale's dorsal fin
© Tui De Roy / www.osfimages.com
Extremely rare sight of fluking fin whale
© Mark Carwardine / SplashdownDirect.com
Fin whale fluke
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Fin whale pectoral fin
© Tui De Roy / www.osfimages.com
Fin whale underwater
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Fin whale
© Tui De Roy / Auscape International
Fin whale lunge feeding
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Fin whale lunge feeding
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Aerial view of fin whale
© Mark Carwardine / SplashdownDirect.com
Aerial view of fin whale swimming at surface
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aerial view of fin whale
© Tony Martin / www.osfimages.com
Fin whale being butchered at whaling station
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Carcass of fin whale being processed
© Mark Carwardine / SplashdownDirect.com
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