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I elbowed her aside and peered down over Aunt Fannie’s humped shoulder, into the depths of the marble.

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It was in a humped position while walking and seemed unable to move, indicating severe abdominal pain, officers said.

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Yet for their size, they are graceful swimmers, easing through the water with arched dives of their humped back that give them their name, and lifting their flukes as they dive.

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As recently as 18 months ago, England were being humped all around Australia in a 4-0 defeat that was part a wider malaise of one win in 17 Tests.

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Wild and unpredictable, the shaggy, humped animals have been known to gore park visitors.

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