Wallpaper: Whales

The Gully, Off the Coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, 1997
Photograph by Flip Nicklin

"Symmetry in motion, two whales surface and exhale in union, emerging to the rarest of North Atlantic days—a clear sky and a glassy sea. Although small groups often maneuver in tight formation for a short time...research suggests that the social bonds of most bottlenose whales are as transient as a teenager's. A month from now these whales will be swimming in sync with new best friends."

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