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Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto

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Image size: 3648x5472 pixels (12.2"x18.2" @300dpi)

Shooting date : 2017-01-28

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Le cachalot est la plus grande des baleines à dents. Les cachalots sont connus pour plonger jusqu'à 1 000 mètres de profondeur à la recherche de calmars à manger. Ocean Photographer of the year 2022 : 1st place

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Space / Sun / Sunbeam

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Marine mammal / Cetacean / Whale / Sperm whale / Sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

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Species / Species particularity / Aquatic species / Saltwater species

February

January

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 1

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Leisure / Sport / Diving / Snorkeling

Best of

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Caribbean Sea

Leisure / Sport / Diving / Diver

Area / Marine area / Sea / Tropical sea

America / Antilles islands archipelago / Lesser Antilles (Archipelago) / Dominica island

Colour / Blue

Shot / Underwater shot

Shot / Overview

Motion / Locomotion / Swim

Enumeration / Group

Individual / Person

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Synapsida / Eupelycosauria / Therapsida / Cynodontia / Mammalia / Cetacea / Physeteridae / Physeter

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