The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 149, Issue 3National Geographic Society., 1976 - Geography |
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... mother for hours at a time , sliding off her flukes , wriggling up onto her back , covering her blowhole with its tail , breaching against her repeatedly , butting into her flank -all without perceptible reaction from the mother . When ...
... mother for hours at a time , sliding off her flukes , wriggling up onto her back , covering her blowhole with its tail , breaching against her repeatedly , butting into her flank -all without perceptible reaction from the mother . When ...
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... mother we grew to know well , was extremely adept at this and did it by the hour . For a period of a couple of weeks ... mother right whale gives her offspring a reassuring touch with her tail fluke - not unlike a human mother reaching ...
... mother we grew to know well , was extremely adept at this and did it by the hour . For a period of a couple of weeks ... mother right whale gives her offspring a reassuring touch with her tail fluke - not unlike a human mother reaching ...
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... mother whale will not abandon her calf , and since the calf swims slower than its mother , harpooners would aim for it first , using its agony as a way to draw the frantic mother within range . Such vicious tactics , coupled with relent ...
... mother whale will not abandon her calf , and since the calf swims slower than its mother , harpooners would aim for it first , using its agony as a way to draw the frantic mother within range . Such vicious tactics , coupled with relent ...
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