Blue Whale Photo, Balaenoptera musculus



Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. La Jolla, California, USA, Balaenoptera musculus, Image ID: 21250

Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. La Jolla, California, USA

Image: 21250
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
Lat/Long: N 032° 48' 08.56", W 117° 23' 23.16" (Coordinates: 32.80238°, -117.38977°)
Altitude: 84.80m
Format: Digital 3:2
Other Names: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue
Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide.

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Updated: November 20, 2009

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