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Bowhead whale (2024)

April 8, 2024March 20, 2024 by admin

Design by Neil, diagrams by Peter. Starts with the traditional whale folded from fish base, and then a few more steps for added bowheadedness.

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Categories Diagrams Tags arctic, diagrams, mammal, not-plankton, origami, planktivore, whale
At British Origami Society (2023)
Traditional whale / penguin

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Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the UK Natural Environment Research Council for their support through the Changing Arctic Ocean programme and the Mapping Ocean Change through Art project.

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