A Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) sends up a characteristic rooster tail as it drives forward down an open ocean wave.
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A breaching Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
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A Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) .
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A triumverate of Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) near the Painted Cave, Santa Cruz Island.
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with Profile Point, Santa Cruz Island in the back.
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A trio of Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the north face of Santa Cruz Island.
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Face to face with a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).
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Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
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