How to Make an Origami Whale

Difficulty: Medium
These origami whale instructions were put together for Arkive, an online image library dedicated to endangered species. This origami whale does have one tricky fold which I've been careful to give clear and simple instructions for. Aside from that, it is fairly simple to make.
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Step 1: Begin with a square piece of origami paper. If you only have regular 8.5x11 paper, follow these instructions to make a square sheet. |
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Step 2: Fold the paper in half by folding the left corner to the right corner, then unfold. |
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Step 3: Fold the lower left and right edges to the center, then unfold. |
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Step 4: Now fold the upper left and right edges to the center, then unfold. |
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Step 5: Fold the top corner to the bottom corner, then unfold. Go to Next page to continue making the origami whale. |