namu-the-orca:Here she is, the life size humpback I painted for Richnerstutz and Zurich Zoo. For s
namu-the-orca: Here she is, the life size humpback I painted for Richnerstutz and Zurich Zoo. For some more info on this monstrous project, see my previous post on the subject. In full view one can appreciate the beautiful colouration that adorns many a humpback on the Southern Hemisphere. Unlike their northern cousins, which tend to be mostly black with white pectoral fins, southern humpbacks often have extensive white markings that stretch up from their belly all along their flanks, as well as white eye patches. In extremely light individuals the eye patch is connected to the shoulder marking, and the white sides may almost meet on their back. Nevertheless the upper side of their pectoral finds tends to be black, while the underside is white. Added are some close ups at full size, showing part of the rostrum with whiskers atop every tubercle, barnacle scars and dozens of living examples; a close up of the sides dotted with scars of healed cookie-cutter shark bites; and a fluke which bears the marks of not only barnacles and sharks, but the sharp teeth of killer whales too. And lastly, once more the eye and her little black-stained ear opening. -- source link
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