Our Weekly Whale Sighting Chart
You can browse our weekly observations below. The data for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 is also available.
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Week of:
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Species
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Abundance
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Area(s)
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September27-
October 1 ,2012
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minke whale
|
2
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C-D
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humpback whale
|
1
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A-D H707
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|
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fin whale
|
1
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C
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
10
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D
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September
20-26,2012
|
minke whale
|
1
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A
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|
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humpback whale
|
5
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A Irisept-Hunter-Tic Tac Toe and his calf
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|
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fin whale
|
1
|
A
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blue whale
|
1
|
A
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
20
|
A
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|
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white-sided dolphin
|
200
|
A
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September
13-19,2012
|
minke whale
|
1
|
A
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|
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humpback whale
|
4
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E-C
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|
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humpback whale
|
7
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A H692-Irisept
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|
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humpback whale
|
1
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B
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|
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humpback whale
|
3
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D
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|
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fin whale
|
3
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D-E
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|
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fin whale
|
2
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A
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
50
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D
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
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A-D-E
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|
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white-sided dolphin
|
100
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E
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|
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white-sided dolphin
|
50
|
A
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September 6-12,2012
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minke whale
|
1
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A-D
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|
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humpback whale
|
6
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D (H692)
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|
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blue whale
|
1
|
D
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|
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fin whale
|
5
|
D
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
10
|
A
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|
|
harbour porpoise
|
25
|
D
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August 30-September 5,2012
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minke whale
|
1
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A-D
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|
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humpback whale
|
3
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D (H 692)
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|
|
humpback whale
|
1
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E
|
|
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blue whale
|
1
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D-E
|
|
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fin whale
|
2
|
D
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|
|
fin whale
|
1
|
E
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
D
|
|
|
harbour porpoise
|
15
|
A
|
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August 23-29,2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
A-D
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|
|
humpback whale
|
1
|
A-D
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|
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humpback whale
|
3
|
A
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
A
|
|
|
harbour porpoise
|
10
|
A-D
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August 16-22,2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
A-D
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|
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blue whale
|
1
|
A
|
|
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humpback whale
|
1
|
C
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
A-C
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
20
|
A
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August 9-15,2012
|
minke whale
|
1
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A-D-E
|
|
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humpback whale
|
2
|
A
|
|
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fin whale
|
1
|
A-E-D
|
|
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fin whale
|
2
|
A
|
|
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blue whale
|
1
|
A-D
|
|
|
blue whale
|
3
|
A
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
A-C-D
|
|
|
harbour porpoise
|
10
|
E
|
|
|
right whale
|
2
|
D
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August 2-8,2012
|
minke whale
|
1
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A-D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
1
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C (H710)
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|
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fin whale
|
3
|
D
|
|
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blue whale
|
1
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A-C-D
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
50
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A-D-E
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|
|
harbour porpoise
|
25
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A-B-C-D
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|
|
white-sided dolphin
|
100
|
D
|
|
|
right whale
|
2
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D-E
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July 26 to August 1,2012
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minke whale
|
1
|
D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
5
|
D
|
|
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blue whale
|
2
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A
|
|
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blue whale
|
3
|
D
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|
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fin whale
|
8
|
D
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
50
|
D
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
20
|
A
|
|
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white-sided dolphin
|
75
|
D
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July 19-25,2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
A
|
|
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humpback whale
|
1
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D (H638)
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|
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blue whale
|
2
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A-C-D
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|
|
blue whale
|
3
|
A
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|
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fin whale
|
1
|
D
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
D
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
20
|
A
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July 12-18,2012
|
minke whale
|
1
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A-C-D-E
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|
|
minke whale
|
2
|
D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
2
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B-E
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
1
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D-E
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|
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fin whale
|
2
|
E
|
|
|
fin whale
|
1
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A-E
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|
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blue whale
|
1
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D-E
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
15
|
A
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
10
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A-C
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|
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harbour porpoise
|
5
|
D
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July 5-11,2012
|
minke whale
|
2
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A-C-D-E
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|
|
minke whale
|
3
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B-C
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|
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humpback whale
|
1
|
D
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
2
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C (Hunter)
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|
|
humpback whale
|
4
|
B
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
7
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A-C-D
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|
|
harbour porpoise
|
10
|
A
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June 28 to July 4, 2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
A
|
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minke whale
|
4
|
C
|
|
|
minke whale
|
5
|
D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
1
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A-D
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|
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fin whale
|
2
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A-D (a mother and his calf)
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|
|
harbour porpoise
|
15
|
D
|
|
|
harbour porpoise
|
10
|
C
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
30
|
A
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June 21-27, 2012
|
minke whale
|
5
|
A-D
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|
minke whale
|
15
|
D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
2
|
D (Irisept)
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|
|
humpback whale
|
1
|
A
|
|
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fin whale
|
1
|
D
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June 14-20, 2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
D
|
|
|
minke whale
|
5
|
A
|
|
|
minke whale
|
2
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A-C
|
|
|
minke whale
|
4
|
C
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
6
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D (Leprechaun-H493-H692-H710-H749)
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
5
|
C
|
|
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fin whale
|
5
|
D
|
|
|
fin whale
|
+ 10
|
C
|
|
|
fin whale
|
3
|
A
|
|
|
blue whale
|
1
|
D
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
15
|
A
|
|
|
harbour porpoise
|
10
|
D
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June 4-13, 2012
|
minke whale
|
2
|
C
|
|
|
minke whale
|
4
|
A
|
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minke whale
|
3
|
D
|
|
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humpback whale
|
2
|
A
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
1
|
A-C-D
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
4
|
D
|
|
|
humpback whale
|
8
|
B
|
|
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blue whale
|
1
|
A
|
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blue whale
|
2
|
D
|
|
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fin whale
|
6
|
A
|
|
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fin whale
|
5
|
D
|
|
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harbour porpoise
|
6
|
A
|