Humpbacked whale off Ecuador
While keenly watching for whales from a small boat, a couple timidly took a peek at us humans, from a distance, wondering what we were up to. Their intention wa...
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While keenly watching for whales from a small boat, a couple timidly took a peek at us humans, from a distance, wondering what we were up to. Their intention was clearly not to rock the boat. After a while, this humpbacked whale, all 40 tonnes of him, suddenly leaped out of the water and, despite my feeling seasick after looking through my zoom lens for an hour or so as the boat heaved with the waves, I was awe inspired by this colossus of nature that dropped back into the ocean in a matter of seconds. The feeling was ... exhilerating!
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jorgepimienta
March 26, 2017
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IanEmmett
January 28, 2018
Humbacked whale frolicking off the bow, Puerto López, Ecuador. Its majestic, imposing 40 tonnes surged out of the water and vanished in seconds. Nature at its most gobsmacking impressive.
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