Two Sperm Whales, Physeter macrohalus, blowing, bushy rising to about 2 meters at sharp angle to the left, blowhole to left, largest of toothed whales, triangular dorsal hump, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, tail slapping, may be aggressive behaviour by young males, unusual behaviour, on breeding grounds, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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UK SCOTLAND South Uist Loch Carnan -- 24 May 2011 -- J P Walker - a boatmen from the Loch Carnan Salmon Farm and Smokery looks at the recovered corpse of the second dead pilot whale found on the rocks at Rhughasanish Point at Loch Carnan on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland UK today (Tues 24/05/11). This second whale was found discovered on Sunday - though the rest of the pod of pilot whales has now headed off out of the loch into the deep sea -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell
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UK SCOTLAND South Uist Loch Carnan -- 24 May 2011 -- A boatman from the Loch Carnan Salmon Farm and Smokery take samples for a post-mortem and recover the corpse of the second dead pilot whale off the rocks at Rhughasanish Point at Loch Carnan on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland UK today (Tues 24/05/11). This second whale was found discovered on Sunday - though the rest of the pod of pilot whales has now headed off out of the loch into the deep sea -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell
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UK SCOTLAND South Uist Loch Carnan -- 24 May 2011 -- Employees and boatmen from the Loch Carnan Salmon Farm and Smokery look at the corpse of the second dead pilot whale - shortly after it was recovered off the rocks at Rhughasanish Point at Loch Carnan on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland UK today (Tues 24/05/11). This second whale was found discovered on Sunday - though the rest of the pod of pilot whales has now headed off out of the loch into the deep sea -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell
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UK SCOTLAND South Uist Loch Carnan -- 24 May 2011 -- Employees and boatmen from the Loch Carnan Salmon Farm and Smokery look at the corpse of the second dead pilot whale - just after it was recovered off the rocks at Rhughasanish Point at Loch Carnan on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland UK today (Tues 24/05/11). This second whale was found discovered on Sunday - though the rest of the pod of pilot whales has now headed off out of the loch into the deep sea -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell
