Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) . Body section of a 14 metre long beached animal, Hunstanton, north Norfolk, UK.
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) . Body section of a 14 metre long beached animal, Hunstanton, north Norfolk, UK. 5th February 2016. Head end left. Flank opened for autopsy by ZSL researchers in attempt to find cause of death. 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. Late afternnon light.
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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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