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A whale poking its head through some sea ice and letting out a big breath

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A whale poking its head through some sea ice and letting out a big breath
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Dr. bicycle whisperateror (adamsteer@mapstodon.space)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2026 00:14:08 JST Dr. bicycle whisperateror

Another wander back to 2012 and the SIPEXII expedition. At the last sampling site (unplanned, we were stuck) - we had a visit from a Minke whale!
It decided to expand a hole that a seal made the day before - in ice about 10cm thick and not quite solidly frozen - for some room to breathe. The whale hung around for quite a while, returning to this spot to grab air.
It was .. very spectacular.
#fieldworkFriday #seaice #Antarctica

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