Surface profile of Sperm Whale, Kaikoura, New Zealand

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Surface profile of Sperm Whale, Kaikoura, New Zealand - Whale
At sea off Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand (February 2007)

Boat trip run by Dolphin Encounter to view Sperm Whales.

Status is classified as Endangered. The back of the Sperm Whale carries a series of ridges instead of a dorsal fin. For more information on this species of whale see the following links:
Sperm whale / Wikipedia
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Sperm Whale dives showing flukes, Kaikoura, New Zealand

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