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Balaenoptera musculus
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MarineBioPhotography > Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - side view of head and blowhole...2 of 2.
MarineBioPhotography > Twice Blue - Two Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus).
MarineBioPhotography > Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke looks bright blue under the water.
MarineBioPhotography > It's called a Blue whale because the light grey body appears blue under the sunny surface (Balaenoptera musculus).
MarineBioPhotography > Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)spout, moving ahead pushing a bow wake.
MarineBioPhotography > Big boy, ultra heavy duty spout from a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
MarineBioPhotography > A Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)with patches of algae growing on the dorsal surface.  Many Blue's have this on their ventral side, which is why some old time whalers called them the "sulphur bottom" whales.
MarineBioPhotography > Image 1 of 2:  Lots of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) are seen leaping for their lives off the sea surface as they feel the lunging blue whale coming across for the kill.
MarineBioPhotography > Image 2 of 2:  Lots of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) are seen leaping for their lives off the sea surface as they feel the lunging blue whale coming across for the kill.
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - side view of head and blowhole...2 of 2.
 > Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - side view of head and blowhole...2 of 2.
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - side view of head and blowhole...2 of 2.
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