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    A WHALE OF A TAIL

    Whale watchers in the Antarctic Peninsula never thought they'd get so close to one of the giant sea creatures, let alone see one! But on October 4, the group was met with a Humpback Whale's tail that breached the water right by their raft. The group was lucky enough to witness the two 48-ton whales dive and dance around during their krill feast. What a trip! 

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steve.tower

The Alpaca stole Tina Turner's hair.

April 30 2013 at 11:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Animals:D

is that a manta ray?????????

April 09 2013 at 12:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Almondbrewer

fake, sharks have sharp jagged teeth that picture is photo shopped

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dionnebilal

ITS NOT A SHARK its a sting ray -_-... don't say anything if you don't even know its true.

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Almondbrewer

photo shopped sharks have sharp teeth those teeth look like dentures

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shalanahbaldwin

good shalanah

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shalanahbaldwin

omg

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Amymone Williams

Pretty sure she was talking about picture #43 which is, in fact, a dog.

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Lois Bourget

Kat Sapp.. that isn't a dog.. it's an alpaca...

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Kat Sapp

I'm betting the dog was matted, that's why they shaved it off!!! I've been a dog groomer for 12 years, and the ONLY reason I would shave that kind of dog is either a) the owner wants it done, or b) it was matted from neglect, and I had no choice!

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Nicewealth

The Cub and Butterfly!!! Beautiful...

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