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blowhole

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blowhole
the anterior nares of whales and dolphins.
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But when one of these intelligent mammals apparently committed suicide in his arms by voluntarily closing her blowhole, he realised something was terribly wrong.
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENT; MOVIES by The Mirror (London, England)
Once we had that original idea, that a whale turned into the Kiama Blowhole, we couldn't get it out of our heads.
The Great Rock Whale by Paice, Christine; O'Malley, Wendy / Reading Time
The marine scientists from Western Australia's Centre for Whale Research said they watched in astonishment as the mother swam beneath the distressed baby and lifted it above the water, clearing its blowhole to take in air.
Baby whale's first breath caught on camera off Australia by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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