{"id":44134,"date":"2017-07-18T19:56:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleines.wpengine.com\/a-a-poursuite-du-rorqual-commun\/"},"modified":"2020-03-22T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T17:56:45","slug":"in-pursuit-of-the-fin-whale-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/in-pursuit-of-the-fin-whale-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pursuit of the Fin Whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last July 13, 2017, I spent my day on the water in search of large rorquals to photograph. The weather was conducive to observing marine mammals: calm water, no fog and a bright sun. And yet, there wasn\u2019t a large whale in sight.<\/p>\n<p>It was only in the afternoon that we finally spotted a fin whale. This species is certainly the fastest of whales, with top speeds of up to 40\u00a0km\/h, hence its nickname \u201cgreyhound of the sea\u201d. 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