A North Atlantic right whale photographed in Cape Cod Bay, Mass (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A North Atlantic right whale photographed in Cape Cod Bay, Mass

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A North Atlantic right whale photographed in Cape Cod Bay, Mass. Trauma wounds are scarred over but still very evident, showing that non-lethal entanglement can still have serious health consequences. Additionally, the animal also shows baleen damage from an unknown source.

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Photo: J. Durban, NOAA, and Holly Fearnbach, SR3. Permit # 17355-01

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