Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens, beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, and South Asian river dolphin, Platanista gangetica (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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