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February 7, 2020 | The Eyes Have It

The eye of a humpback whale is surprisngly small given the size of the rest of the animal—roughly the same size as a cow's eye. They were once almost extinct, but protections have brought them back to "least concern" status, according to the IUCN.

Photograph by FLIP NICKLIN, Nat Geo Image Collection