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العربية: حوتٌ سناميٌّ (Megaptera novaeangliae) يافع قبالة جزيرة موريا في پولينيزيا الفرنسيَّة. الصورة الثانية من سلسلةٍ من ثلاث صور، التُقط كلٌ منها بفارق ثانية عن سابقتها.
English: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf off Moorea, French Polynesia. No. 2 of a sequence of three images, each one second apart.
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Charles J. Sharp  (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
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Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf
Camera location17° 28′ 12″ S, 149° 46′ 48″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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