Aerial Photo of blue whale mother and calf, Balaenoptera musculus |
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This image shows a blue whale pair likely composed of a mother and calf. Blue whale calves will accompany their mothers for approximately a year before being weaned. Female blue whales are larger than males, an adaptation enabling a mother to cope with the physical demands of calving and nursing. Keywords: above, aerial, aerial photo, animal, balaenoptera, balaenoptera musculus, balaenopteridae, baleine bleue, ballena azul, behavior, big, blue rorqual, blue whale, blue whale aerial, blue whales, calf, california, cetacea, cetacean, creature, endangered, endangered threatened species, enormous, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, huge, inspirational, juvenile, juvenile calf, large, mammal, marine, marine mammal, mother, mother calf nurturing, musculus, mysticete, mysticeti, nature, ocean, over, pacific, pacific ocean, parent, portfolio, rorqual, rorqual bleu, san diego, sea, sibbald's rorqual, sulphur bottom whale, threatened, usa, whale, whale behavior, whale blow spout, wild, wildlife, young | |||
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