Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) . Tail fluke end of a 14 metre long beached animal, Hunstanton, north Norfolk, UK. 2016

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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) . Tail fluke end of a 14 metre long beached animal, Hunstanton, north Norfolk, UK. 5th February 2016. Incoming tide washing away sand placed over opening in flank made for autopsy by ZSL. One of 6, all male, stranded on British beaches in recent weeks, and 12 washed up on coasts of Germany and The Netherlands, January 2016.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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