Blue Whale Photo, Balaenoptera musculus



Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean., Balaenoptera musculus, Image ID: 01964

Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean.

Image: 01964
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Lat/Long: 32° 44' 0.25"N, 117° 48' 58.77"W (Coordinates: 32.73340°, -117.81632°)
Format: Film 3:2
Other Names: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue
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Updated: November 21, 2009

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