A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke shows scars from being raked by Orca teeth.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) snout moving through glassy water.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) head and spout -- water dripping off the head and over the lips.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dorsal fin 1.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dorsal fin 2.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) nose making a bow wave as it moves ahead.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke waterfall.
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Side look at a deep diving Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and its tail fluke waterfall.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail.
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Side view of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail.
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Left side view of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke waterfall.
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Now the right side of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke waterfall.
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Two Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus), one diving deep.
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Posterior view of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) arching its back and preparing to dive deep.
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Two Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) on the surface, side by side.
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A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail sinks into the deep.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke waterfall.
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Posterior view of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) arching its back and preparing for a deep dive.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) left side and dorsal fin.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) right side and dorsal fin, arching for a deeper dive.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) left side.
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Three times as much hump - 3 Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) side by side.
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California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) resting on a rocky ledge at Santa Cruz Island.
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Two curious California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
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Six California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) rafting on a glassy ocean.
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A California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) head-on view.
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Right side view of a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).
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Three Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) side by side.
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Two resting California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
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Two California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) swim by the Condor Express.
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A fleeting glimpse of a shy Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
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