Southern right whale Galleon Position, Eubalaena australis, #41223

Southern right whale in the "galleon position", floating on the surface of the water with only its rostrum and fluke out of the water, in an effort to avoid gulls picking at the skin of its back. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA., Eubalaena australis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 41223
Southern right whale in the "galleon position", floating on the surface of the water with only its rostrum and fluke out of the water, in an effort to avoid gulls picking at the skin of its back. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.

Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41223
Format: Digital 9:16
Keywords: argentina, chubut, patagonia, peninsula valdes
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