Blue Whale Photo, Balaenoptera musculus



A blue whale spouts at sunset.  The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air.  The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth., Balaenoptera musculus, Image ID: 02217

Blue whale blows, emitted from a blue whale's twin blowholes as it breathes at the ocean's surface, can reach 30' into the air and can be seen and heard for miles.

A blue whale spouts at sunset. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth.

Image: 02217
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Lat/Long: 32° 29' 19.37"N, 117° 12' 32.42"W (Coordinates: 32.48871°, -117.20901°)
Format: Film 2:3
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 20, 2009

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