Whales

A DigitalNZ Story by Zina Swanson

Image: Whale blows

Whale blows

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Whale blanket

Whale blanket

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Whale barnacle

Whale barnacle

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Whale fetus

Whale fetus

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Whale Beach II

Whale Beach II

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Whales in bottle

Whales in bottle

The University of Auckland Library

Image: Whale kite getting airborne

Whale kite getting airborne

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Whales in Kaikōura: mural

Whales in Kaikōura: mural

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Whale in the Botanic Gardens

Whale in the Botanic Gardens

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Fig. 2: Sperm whale making a deep dive

Fig. 2: Sperm whale making a deep dive

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Unidentified man with a plaster cast of a dolphin, at the Dominion Museum, Wellington

Unidentified man with a plaster cast of a dolphin, at the Dominion Museum, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: An unidentified person holding washed whale feed in his palm, Lyall Bay beach

An unidentified person holding washed whale feed in his palm, Lyall Bay beach

Alexander Turnbull Library