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Mercy of the Tides

Mercy of the Tides
by Nansen Weber


A group of 24 beluga whales stranded in a tidal pool in the Cunningham River. Anxiously fighting for the deepest water as the tide retreats, the larger whales push the smaller whales to the exterior. The group of whales were stranded for an entire tide and luckily escaped before becoming prey to passing polar bear.