A fin whale photographed off the coast of Lüderitz in 2014, with the desert and Shark Island lighthouse in the background. (Sara Golaski for the Namibian Dolphin Project via SWNS)
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Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species offers fresh hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants , say scientists.
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