Fishermen in a boat transport a dolphins into the beach in the cove in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan

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Fishermen in a boat transport a dolphins into the beach where dolphin trainers and dealers wait to select young females for sale to dolphinariums around the world, in Taiji, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, Friday 30 January 2004.

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Size: 3008px × 1960px
Location: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan
Photo credit: © Asia File / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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