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. La Jolla, California, USA
Image: 21261
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
Lat/Long: N 032° 47' 53.92", W 117° 23' 41.31" (Coordinates: 32.79831°, -117.39481°)
Altitude: 96.44m
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
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