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Rare fin whale filmed off Falmouth
Dylan Coundley-Hughes filmed an 80ft fin whale, the world's second-largest animal, feeding alongside over 200 common dolphins during a wildlife trip in Cornwall.
- On a wildlife cruise from Falmouth Bay, photographer Dylan Coundley-Hughes filmed a rare fin whale feeding among dolphins on an early Friday morning.
- The sighting followed a tip-off from local fishermen and involved scanning the waters where feeding frenzies of dolphins, tuna, and birds occurred, creating ideal conditions to spot the whale.
- The fin whale, often nicknamed the "greyhound of the sea" due to its swift movement, repeatedly surfaced amid swirling bait balls, accompanied by a group of common dolphins that emphasized the whale’s massive scale.
- The whale was estimated to be about 80 feet in length, with a massive mouth opening so large that it could easily fit a small car inside, and the drone footage and photographs left those who saw it utterly amazed.
- This encounter marked one of Coundley-Hughes’s career highlights and demonstrated the rich diversity of marine life regularly present around UK coasts, as noted in the full species list published by AK Wildlife Cruises.
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