Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) & whale-watchers. It is by law that whale watchers should stay at least 50meters (150 feet) away from large whales, including Pilot Whale (in picture here). Unless special in-water permits are given, snorkelers can only swim with smaller dolphins, but not big whales. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic.
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Image id: 1012-77
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Shot date: April 2009
Upload date: April 2012
Artist: Stephen Wong
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: April 2009
Upload date: April 2012
Artist: Stephen Wong
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