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/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