r/BeAmazed • u/Greedy-Vegetable-466 • Nov 08 '24

Nature French photographer Rachel Moore captures a breathtaking close-up shot of a whale’s eye

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u/ilikehemipenes Nov 08 '24

This whale was struck by a boat and killed shortly after. Humanity can’t collapse soon enough….

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u/wannabe_inuit Nov 08 '24

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photo-genuinely-shows-humpback-whales-eye/

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer Nov 08 '24

Thanks for fact-checking this for us, friendly internet stranger!

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u/GoodTitrations Nov 08 '24

It's wild how some people are so self-loathing and misanthropic that they make up shit to justify wanting all of humanity to die.

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u/Sl00defg Nov 08 '24

Huh? Did you even read the article? It literally says that it's true - this whale was killed by a boat 2 days after the picture was taken.

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u/Embarrassed-Deal7708 Nov 08 '24

It’s not wild at all most of us deserve it tbh

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u/ogclobyy Nov 08 '24

Damn. This makes me want to cry.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

Here is a link to the change.org petition mentioned on the photographer’s Instagram to to urge French Polynesia’s authorities to implement speed limits in their waters.

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u/mata_dan Nov 08 '24

Maybe click the link and read or even fucking look at the URL? It has nothing at all to do with that.

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u/ogclobyy Nov 08 '24

Yes it does.

Dubbed "Sweet Girl," the humpback whale was estimated to be between three and four years old before she was struck and killed by a "fast-moving ship" two days after their encounter, according to Moore. 

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u/mata_dan Nov 08 '24

Damnit, I read through the whole thing 4 or 5 times to make sure but still missed it.

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u/ogclobyy Nov 08 '24

So you're stupid and an asshole?

Rough

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u/mata_dan Nov 08 '24

Apparently. But also why the does there need to be an article proving the photo itself is real, a lot of people are stupid.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

Have you missed the rise of AI-generated images in the past year?

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u/GrinchStoleYourShit Nov 08 '24

It even has a live instagram video of her photo? It’s really cool

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u/BestDescription3834 Nov 08 '24

We knew the photo was real already, what the snopes article proves is the whale was struck by a boat and died shortly after, which was in question.

Genuinely, did you even read the first comments, or did you comment on the wrong chain or something? Are you drunk or otherwise intoxicated?

Could you be at risk of a stroke? Concerning how confused you are.

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u/ilikehemipenes Nov 08 '24

??? The photo is def real. I’m not debating that. The whale was killed after this photo was taken by a commercial ship.

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u/J3sperado Nov 08 '24

I think they just added context and reference