A minke whale has been spotted surfacing off the coast of Cornwall, writes John Bett.
Footage was filmed by AK Wildlife Cruises, Falmouth, who uploaded it to Facebook.
It is one of several that have been spotted off the coast in recent weeks.
A spokesperson for the company said: "We've encountered a few recently but have only had very brief glimpses so we were happy to be able to pick this one up a few times yesterday as it surfaced.
"This minke was heading south around the coastline and travelled a long distance underwater on each dive but we had perfect spotting conditions so managed to keep track of it for a little while."
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