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  • Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Length 12-15m (Pronounced Say). Similar to Fin Whale but smaller and with a characteristic blow and dive sequence. Rises almost horizontally to surface so blow, head, back and dorsal fin can be seen together (Fin and Minke Whales rise in a gliding arch). Fast swimmer that feeds on krill. Adult has streamlined body; blue-grey, palest on underside. Head is broader and less pointed than Fin Whale and colour is symmetrical. Has single median ridge on rostrum, flippers are uniformly coloured and dorsal fin tall and strongly recurved
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  • Black Mustard - Brassica nigra blowing in the wind on the cliffs below Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall
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  • Black Mustard - Brassica nigra blowing in the wind on the cliffs below Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall
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  • Black Mustard - Brassica nigra blowing in the wind on the cliffs below Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall
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  • Black Mustard - Brassica nigra blowing in the wind on the cliffs below Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall
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  • Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Length 25-30m World’s largest living animal. Feeds on tiny, swarming planktonic crustaceans (krill). Adult has huge, streamlined body; bluish grey overall but mottled with greyish white. Seen just below water surface, body looks very blue. Flippers are relatively small. Single ridge extends from nostrils to tip of rostrum. Throat has 70-90 pleats that allow a huge expansion when feeding. Tail stock is thick and dorsal fin is small and set far back. Decimated by 20th Century whaling and possibly recovering.
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  • Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Length 25-30m World’s largest living animal. Feeds on tiny, swarming planktonic crustaceans (krill). Adult has huge, streamlined body; bluish grey overall but mottled with greyish white. Seen just below water surface, body looks very blue. Flippers are relatively small. Single ridge extends from nostrils to tip of rostrum. Throat has 70-90 pleats that allow a huge expansion when feeding. Tail stock is thick and dorsal fin is small and set far back. Decimated by 20th Century whaling and possibly recovering.
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  • Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Length 12-15m Large cetacean that is often active at surface; breaches and engages in flipper- and tail-slapping on water surface. Feeds on shoaling fish and krill. Adult has streamlined, bulky body; broad head covered in lumpy tubercles. Pectoral fins are long and mainly white; dorsal fin is short and stubby. Tail is typically dark above and white with black markings below. Before deep dive, arches back strongly and tail stock and fluke come clear of water before deep dive.
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  • Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus Length 16-20m Huge, distinctive whale with large, bulbous head. Tail is raised clear of water prior to deep dive. Dives to 2,000m or more in search of giant squid and sharks. Females live in social groups. Adult is blackish grey with whitish scars from fights and violent encounters with prey. Head accounts for roughly 1/3 of body length and mass. Lower jaw is slender and armed with sharp teeth. Dorsal fin is absent but note dorsal ‘hump’ and series of knobbly lumps. Flippers are small while tail is large. Has a single blowhole (baleen whales have 2); sited at front of head and angled slightly forward and to left.
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  • Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Length 25-30m World’s largest living animal. Feeds on tiny, swarming planktonic crustaceans (krill). Adult has huge, streamlined body; bluish grey overall but mottled with greyish white. Seen just below water surface, body looks very blue. Flippers are relatively small. Single ridge extends from nostrils to tip of rostrum. Throat has 70-90 pleats that allow a huge expansion when feeding. Tail stock is thick and dorsal fin is small and set far back. Decimated by 20th Century whaling and possibly recovering.
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  • Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Length 25-30m World’s largest living animal. Feeds on tiny, swarming planktonic crustaceans (krill). Adult has huge, streamlined body; bluish grey overall but mottled with greyish white. Seen just below water surface, body looks very blue. Flippers are relatively small. Single ridge extends from nostrils to tip of rostrum. Throat has 70-90 pleats that allow a huge expansion when feeding. Tail stock is thick and dorsal fin is small and set far back. Decimated by 20th Century whaling and possibly recovering.
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  • Sperm Whale - Physeter macrocephalus
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  • Sperm Whale - Physeter macrocephalus
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  • Greenbottle - Lucila caesar
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  • Gray Whale - Eschrichtius robustus
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  • Gray Whale - Eschrichtius robustus
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  • Gray Whale - Eschrichtius robustus
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  • Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
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  • Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
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  • Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
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  • Small Scabious - Scabiosa columbaria
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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  • Blow Lug - Arenicola marina
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