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Pygmy whale calf

Pygmy whale calf

A Massey University researcher, Padraig Duignan (left), and a Department of Conservation ranger, Malcolm Smith, examine a pygmy whale calf, which was stranded at Māhia in northern Hawke’s Bay. Strandings are reasonably common there, and Padraig Duignan was working with others to investigate their cause.

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Gerard Hutching. 'Whales', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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