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| 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 | A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place. Image ID: 19452 Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A whale shark swims through the open ocean in the Galapagos Islands. The whale shark is the largest shark on Earth, but is harmless eating plankton and small fish. Image ID: 01520 Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 03027 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola | Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. Image ID: 01006 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| A blue shark swims through the open ocean in search of prey, backlit by the sunset. Image ID: 02286 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. Image ID: 21248 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 02169 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Blue shark searching drift kelp for food, open ocean. Image ID: 02288 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. Image ID: 03325 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA | Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. Image ID: 03562 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 06304 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola | Aggregating anemone opens its arms to passing ocean currents in an attempt to snag passing bits of food or unwary prey. Image ID: 00314 Species: Aggregating anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima Location: Laguna Beach, California, USA | North Pacific Yellowtail brushing against blue shark. Image ID: 01000 Species: North Pacific Yellowtail, Seriola lalandi, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Image ID: 01078 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. Image ID: 01081 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view. Image ID: 01902 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. Image ID: 01910 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane. Image ID: 01076 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. Image ID: 01964 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Blue shark, open ocean. Image ID: 02290 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue shark, Baja California. Image ID: 04851 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca | Blue shark, Baja California. Image ID: 04879 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca |
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| Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. Image ID: 05810 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Image ID: 01077 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Image ID: 01082 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Blue shark underneath offshore drift kelp, open ocean. Image ID: 01153 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. Image ID: 21261 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. Image ID: 16177 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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