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A lone narwhal is spotted in this image captured by a survey plane that Laidre and her colleagues flew over the wintering grounds. In this extreme environment, the narwhal is surrounded by ice of various densities.
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A lone narwhal is spotted in this image captured by a survey plane that Laidre and her colleagues flew over the wintering grounds. In this extreme environment, the narwhal is surrounded by ice of various densities.