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English: A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. The calf has remoras attached to its body.
Français : Un cachalot mère avec son petit près de la côte de Maurice. Le petit a des rémoras attaché à son corps.
Español: Un cachalote madre y su cría cerca de la costa de Mauricio. La cría tiene rémoras apegado a su cuerpo.
Nederlands: Een moeder potvis en haar kalf in de buurt van de kust van Mauritius.
Deutsch: Eine Mutter Pottwal und ihr Kalb in der Nähe der Küste von Mauritius.
Italiano: Un capodoglio madre e il suo vitello vicino alla costa di Mauritius.
Русский: Кита мать спермы и ее теленка у берегов Маврикия.
हिन्दी: एक माँ स्पर्म ह्वेल और मॉरीशस के तट के पास उसके बछड़े.
中文: 母亲抹香鲸和她的孩子靠近毛里求斯的海岸
Date 26 January 2013, 11:58:19
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/barathieu/7277953560/
Author Gabriel Barathieu

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