Big and Rare, off Raasay

Last Saturday, Calum MacAskill, of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, spotted and captured, by camera, this sperm whale in the Sound of Raasay. It's a rare occurrence there, in fact anywhere off the Scottish coast. This is the deepest diving mammal, the largest living toothed animal, with the biggest-sized brain of any creature. It can grow up to 67' and its head can represent up to one-third of its length.

Scottish Islands Explorer - more common on Raasay