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Whale blows

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Whale blows

This diagram shows the different direction and shape of the blows of the main whale species seen in New Zealand waters.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Alan N. Baker, Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: an identification guide. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1999, pp. 42–43

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Gerard Hutching, Whales – Sei, Bryde’s and minke whale, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/7091/whale-blows (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 2 March 2009.