Image:Sperm Whale fluke.jpg

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This image shows the fluke of Sperm Whale as it begins a dive into the Gulf of Mexico.

This image was originally hosted at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/ marmam/sperm_research.html, though at the time of writing that site is unavailable. The image was obtained from the Google cache at the following URL

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