Japanese whaling fleet kill Antarctic minke whales in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica

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Spotters of the Japanese whaling ship Kyo Maru , hunting for minke whales in the Southern ocean, Antarctica. Any whale spotted will be one of 440 that the whalers will kill in their annual hunt under the guise of science, a point that environmental protest group Greenpeace disputes.

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Size: 4800px × 3200px
Location: Southern Ocean, Antarctica
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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