To see a large version of the picture just right click on it. Most of the Fin back Whale is underwater. A quick look at the picture to the right will give you an understanding of just how little of the whale you are actually seeing. The same is true for the one above. To see a large version of the picture just click on it.
Dead animals are never very pretty or do they look as they do when alive.
The top figure is of small female Fin back Whale pulled dead from the New York Harbor in November of 2000. Cause of death was unknown although she did have several gashes. A large Finback Whale can be nearly twice as big. The picture also includes several people which give a sense of actual size. The second figure is what she would have looked like swimming.