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Sperm Whale Calf
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tisbone
Amateur Photographer
Registered: February 2005
Location: Poland
Posts: 3
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sparky63
Kayak Maniac
Registered: January 2005
Location: upstate NY, USA
Posts: 449
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Thu February 17, 2005 6:28pm
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As sad as this picture is, I think it's pretty amazing that you actually FOUND a sperm whale calf, even a deceased one. They're pretty rare, I believe.
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Peace,
Mike
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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cox
Wildlife Photographer
Registered: July 2004
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,636
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Fri February 18, 2005 12:05am
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Yes, a super-rare find. I've been out on a dozen whale watching trips around Monterey, San Francisco and the Farallon Islands and seen gray whales, humpack whales, etc. but never a sperm whale. To find one on a beach right after it washed up and was untouched by the sharks was amazing. A sad find, but a once in a lifetime find.
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--Michael
Nature, RAW in tooth and claw!
www.elementalphoto.net
michael.cox@elementalphoto.net
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Queen Josephine
Senior Member
Registered: March 2004
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,287
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Fri February 18, 2005 12:24am
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That is sad. Poor little guy. Do marine biologists come out for this sort of thing?
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cox
Wildlife Photographer
Registered: July 2004
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,636
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Fri February 18, 2005 1:02am
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The only funny thing about this find. I meet a ranger and tell him about the whale. He tells me he has heard and has come to check it out. I take him down the 5' wide, 1/4 mile long path cut in the side of a hill, that is the only path to the beach, and show him the whale. He tells me that the Marine Mammal Rescue Society wants to recover the body for an autopsy. He is now wondering why I am looking at him like he's crazy. I say, that's a twelve foot whale that probably weighs like 400lbs. How are you going to get it off of the beach? He was still trying to figure it out when I left. I recommended a helicopter...
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--Michael
Nature, RAW in tooth and claw!
www.elementalphoto.net
michael.cox@elementalphoto.net
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skagitswimmer
Stephen Schwartz
Registered: April 2005
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Posts: 843
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Fri February 10, 2006 1:10pm
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Boat?
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Stephen Schwartz
for my Dphoto gallery click here.
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cox
Wildlife Photographer
Registered: July 2004
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,636
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cox
Wildlife Photographer
Registered: July 2004
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,636
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Fri October 26, 2007 9:41pm
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How did this end up with 23,689 views?!?! The thread on most-viewed image made me go look, and I was astounded... I figured my most-viewed would be in the highest-rated list, but no. This one... (head shaking, inceredulous muttering) I searched fairly completely on google and didn't find any links except the post here on Dphoto... Weird.
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--Michael
Nature, RAW in tooth and claw!
www.elementalphoto.net
michael.cox@elementalphoto.net
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siberunner
Member
Registered: May 2008
Location: Collingwood, On. Canada
Posts: 11
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Tue September 9, 2008 4:46pm
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Rating: 9.00
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The last time I saw a Sperm Whale was off Martinique. A mommy and it's calf were cruising along very slowly. I passed in my sail boat about 200 yards away. The adult turned to look at me as casually as a shopper passing by. It was an awe-inspiring moment I will never forget. Naturally, your shot, great as it is, made me sad.
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cox
Wildlife Photographer
Registered: July 2004
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,636
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Wed September 10, 2008 1:55am
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Yeah, it was a sad find, but so rare and poignant that I had to shoot the scene. Thanks for your comment. 
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--Michael
Nature, RAW in tooth and claw!
www.elementalphoto.net
michael.cox@elementalphoto.net
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