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I remember a day in Antarctica, when it seemed to me I had landed on another planet. On that frozen summer’s day, a playful minke whale appeared, as our seven Zodiac boats cruised among icebergs under a lustrous sky.
After circling us inquisitively, the torpedo-shaped whale dived soundlessly under my dinghy, so close that I could discern the delicate golden algae on its skin.
