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| North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf with remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring. Image ID: 00140 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale, breach. Image ID: 00205 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 02304 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. Image ID: 22744 Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Image ID: 00627 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Image ID: 12631 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Clouds light up with blazing colors at sunset. Image ID: 04819 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. Image ID: 27733 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Yosemite Falls and rainbow, Half Dome in distance, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. Image ID: 27742 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. Image ID: 27751 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill, Baja California (Mexico). Image ID: 03332 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. Image ID: 05413 Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27955 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring. Image ID: 27745 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27958 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425' falls is the tallest in North America. Image ID: 27741 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. Image ID: 27752 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27956 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | North Pacific humpback whale raising its fluke before diving underwater to forage for herring in southeast Alaska. Image ID: 02154 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Kelp fronds. Image ID: 03423 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Kelp forest. Image ID: 04660 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07519 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance. Image ID: 09945 Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring. Image ID: 27744 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Yosemite Falls and double rainbow, full on and all the way, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. Image ID: 27743 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. Image ID: 27734 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. Image ID: 27119 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. Image ID: 27120 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. Image ID: 27122 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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