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Blue whale
Blue whale
(Balaenoptera musculus)
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Female blue whale with calf
© Patricio Robles Gil / naturepl.com
Blue whale rolling at the surface of the water, showing an eye and throat pleats
© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
Blue whale surfacing, blow holes and spine visible
© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
Blue whale
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Blue whale fluking
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Blue whale fluke
© Richard Hermann / www.osfimages.com
Blue whale fluke
© François Gohier / Auscape International
Blue whale breaching
© Luis Quinta / naturepl.com
Blue whale spouting
© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
Blue whale surfacing
© Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com
Blue whale swimming, with two Risso's dolphins riding the nose wake
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Aerial view of blue whale
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Aerial view of blue whale
© Patricio Robles Gil / Auscape International
Aerial view of blue whales spouting
© Richard Kolar/AA / www.osfimages.com
Aerial view of blue whale spouting
© Richard Kolar/AA / www.osfimages.com
Aerial view of blue whale feeding
© François Gohier / Biosphoto
Blue whale feeding
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Blue whale feeding
© Doc White / naturepl.com
Blue whale defecating
© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Blue whale fluke print
© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
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