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An Unexpected Encounter With a Water Owl: Cuvier’s Beaked Whale
Several hundred years ago there was said to be a strange and fierce sea creature that attacked ships. The Water-Owl or Ziphius had the body of a fish and a head of an owl with huge eyes and a beak-like … Continue reading
Orcas in Antarctica
On a recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula I was lucky enough to see a pod of Orcas – or Killer Whales – close to the ship in the entrance to a narrow channel between islands. The sun was low … Continue reading
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