2015 04 03 Be careful with your boats around whales- the zippered effect of a prop on a whale's back |
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Written by Andrew Stevenson | ||||
![]() This poor whale has the prop of a small boat slash across its back lopping off the dorsal fin and almost amputating the right side of the fluke as seen below. Photographed on Challenger Bank today, a reminder for boats to keep a eye out for whales. Luckily this one survived...
![]() We're still trying to identify this whale as we didn't get a clear shot of the ventral side of its fluke
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