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Whale tales from Dusky Sound: Nice smile, pity about the breath!

A Te Papa research team travelled to Dusky Sound: photographer Jean-Claude recalls a surprise encounter with bad-breathed whales. 15 November 2016. We had made good progress since leaving Doubtful Sound on the Southern Winds, the DOC boat that supports conservation programmes around southern New Zealand. We were now sailing pastRead more

2016-12-13
By: Jean-Claude Stahl
On: 13 Dec 2016
In: Science

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