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In the case of young animals, it’s often the whale that approaches the boat, not the other way around. The curiosity of these whales would have made them easy pickings for 19th century whalers, who were able to hunt them from rowboats.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-whales-are-back/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.
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In the case of young animals, it’s often the whale that approaches the boat, not the other way around. The curiosity of these whales would have made them easy pickings for 19th century whalers, who were able to hunt them from rowboats.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-whales-are-back/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br /> Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.<br /> ALL IMAGES TAKEN UNDER PERMIT FROM THE NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION.