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| Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill, Baja California (Mexico). Image ID: 03332 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27142 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA | A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. Image ID: 01135 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA |
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| Gray whales, two males both with extended penis during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. Image ID: 06431 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico | Gray whale baleen. Image ID: 03388 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus | Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. Image ID: 01910 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). Image ID: 12769 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico | A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27137 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA | A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27141 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA |
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| Gray whale. Image ID: 01182 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Big Sur, California, USA | Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. Image ID: 01911 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07554 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible. Image ID: 01129 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA | Gray whale. Image ID: 01190 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA | Blue whale, caudal stem, fluke with median notch. Image ID: 02220 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Blue whale, fluke, tail with median notch, lifting tail before diving in the open ocean. Image ID: 02221 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale, fluke up before dive. Image ID: 02310 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale fluking up, raising its tail, before a dive in the open ocean. Image ID: 03336 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. Image ID: 03393 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico | Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. Image ID: 03395 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico | Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. Image ID: 03396 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico |
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| An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07549 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07552 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07555 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07557 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. Image ID: 07519 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale, blowhole open. Image ID: 02178 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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| Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). Image ID: 12771 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico | Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. Image ID: 05780 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Big Sur, California, USA | Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. Image ID: 05781 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Big Sur, California, USA |
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