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Blue Whale Pictures

A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food.  The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds.  North Coronado Island is in the background. Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico, Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus.  Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com
Blue whale
A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico, Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date: 5 Jul 2004
Location: Coronado Islands Baja California Mexico
Credit: Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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