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<p>charismatic megafauna (they/them)</p>


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Whale swimming underwater in ocean close up.

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Whales Are Singers Too, Billie Eilish

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Kelsey McKinney

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Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. 'This fine specimen of the whale tribe was driven ashore at Winterton by the gales which visited the coast of Norfolk...When the whale found himself upon land he roared loudly, and he struggled most lustily to regain the deep...The colour of the outer coat is dark brown on the back, vanishing off towards the body of a bluish grey. The body is white; also about two feet of the nose and baleen is white; the rest of the outer part is black. We understand that the skin, head, and tail were removed from the carcase for exhibition. The whale is stated to weigh about 25 tons'. From &quot;Illustrated London News&quot;, 1857.

Whale Stranded At Winterton

Defector Reads A Book

From Hell’s Heart We Blog At Thee: Let’s Chat About ‘Moby-Dick’

Defector Reads A Book Is Gonna Kiss That White Whale

A reconstruction of the ancient enormous whale Perucetus colossus

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Why He Look Like That?

Close up of the face of a white male Beluga whale in aquarium.

What Was She Thinking? An Investigation

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A Million-Dollar Home Where We Can Commune With Whales

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Defector Up All Night

Kayaker Gets Owned By Whale

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