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Long Water Doggos (Ambulocetids)

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Perucetus

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Humpback Whale (Michael Sweet)

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Avalon Beach, Australia by Lachlan Dempsey

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an aggregation of sperm whales in the waters near sri lanka. photos by tony wu, who described the scene thusly: “there were hundreds, perhaps thousands, gathered in all directions as far as the eye could see. most were adult females, though there were some large males present, as well as juveniles. the whales fed intermittently, but also spent substantial time at the surface and in shallow water socializing.”

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Kvaløya

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Uin

The Mightiest of Whales, Gulma’s (Ulmo’s) Whale, The Primeval Whale

In the early stages of Tolkien’s writings, there existed a mighty whale named Uin who helped carry Ulmo’s chariot (along with narwhals and sea lions) as well as towing the island of Tol Eressëa. At one point the word “uin” meant wave, and later it also became the word for whale, while the name uimoth (sheep of the waves) was another term for whales. At this stage Uin was tasked to pull Tol Eressëa, with the help of other sea creatures, to it’s present spot. Ossë and Uinen both disagreed with this decision (this was at a stage where they were both Valar in their own right and often clashed with Ulmo) and tried to prevent it. The piece of the island that broke off and stayed behind was the Isle of Balar. 

As Tolkien’s writings evolved, Uin disappeared and it was Ulmo himself who dragged the island. At one point, Tolkien had envisioned characters such as Uin, the Eagles, and Huan the Hound of Valinor as Ainur/Maiar that had taken an animal instead of humanoid form. This idea was later dropped. 

Uin also appears in Tolkien’s book Roverandom, and is thus a crossover character like Tom Bombadil and his companions. This has led to comparisons to Tom and Goldberry in regards to exactly what sort of being Uin is. In the book, Uin transports the dog Rover around the seas, at one point taking him by Valinor/Aman (though it’s not named that in Roverandom) and Rover spots a faint glimpse of a white elven city on a green hill, referring to the elven city of Tuna. Tolkien didn’t describe Uin much in his writings in the Middle-earth universe, but in Roverandom Tolkien describes him as “The Oldest of the Right Whales” giving us a clue to his appearance. 

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Westfjords

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Kinda looks like he’s shaking his fist at you 😂 Photo belongs to Jem Cresswell

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How Krill Blooms Work and How they May Have Created Whales | Moth Light Media

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Dolphin by Yosuke Shimizu

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The Whale Which Annoyed Justinian and Other Historical Animals | Kings & Generals

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