Eric Georgas, Mati Mati Kaikoura's Ocean Monarch (ANIMAL & NATURE 2024)

The sperm whale's tail rises, sleek and powerful, water cascading off its edges in shimmering streams, momentarily catching the light before vanishing into the deep Kaikoura waters.

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