Southern Right Whale Gallery

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Australian Bunna Lawrie (L) and Alan Dargin (R) perform a traditional Indigenous whale call ceremony for the national day of action to protect whales on a boat at Sydney Harbour, 12 May 2007. The IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) and WADWA (Whale and Dolphin Watch Australia) organised this annual event as a protest in response to the Japanese whaling program (JARPA 2) where hundreds of whales are killed in the name of science in the Southern Ocean. AFP PHOTO/Anoek DE GROOT / AFP PHOTO / ANOEK DE GROOT

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Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), key species in the Antarctic ecosystem. Grows to 6 cm and occurs in densities ranging up to 30 000 in a cubic metre. Antarctica

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