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The beauty of baleen by Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn, Thailand. Winner, 15-17 years. Katanyou is intrigued by the contrasting colours and textures of a Bryde’s whale. The tour boat he was travelling on turned off its engine as the whale appeared close by. This meant he had to steady his hands to capture this closeup as the boat rocked in the swell. Bryde’s whales have up to 370 pairs of grey-coloured plates of baleen growing inside their upper jaws. The plates are made of keratin and are used to filter small prey from the ocean. Upper Gulf of Thailand, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (Photo by Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
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