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Sperm Whales and Underwater Life

This gallery supplements the trip report I've posted on my website at: http://echeng.com/journal/2009/10/19/trip-report-sperm-whale-expedition-to-ogasawara-japan/
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A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
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A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.

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  • A large, female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
  • A large, female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands
  • An enormous 15-meter male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Males sperm whales in Ogasawara are both rare and shy.
  • An enormous 15-meter male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Males sperm whales in Ogasawara are both rare and shy.
  • An enormous 15-meter male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Males sperm whales in Ogasawara are both rare and shy.
  • Six sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. The lead sperm whale has the carcass of a large squid in her mouth.
  • Six sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. The lead sperm whale has the carcass of a large squid in her mouth.
  • A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
  • A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
  • Two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands. The bulbous head of the sperm whale holds the spermiceti organ.
  • A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
  • The offshore water was so clear in the Ogasawara Islands that the dancing shafts of light ("god rays") were almost too intense to bear.
  • A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
  • Two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
  • Two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
  • A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
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