Breaking through Ice (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Breaking through Ice

Caption

This illustration shows how the bowhead whale uses its "bow"-shaped head to break through the ice.

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Credit: Craig George, Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Alaska

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