Japanese whalers flensing a minke whale on the deck of the Nisshin Maru research ship, Southern Ocean, 2005.

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Japanese whalers flensing a minke whale on the deck of the Nisshin Maru research ship, Southern Ocean, 21 .12. 2005

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Size: 5050px × 3367px
Location: Southern Ocean
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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