A giant Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) spouts in the breeze.

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A closer look at a spouting giant Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) on an exhilarating windy day.

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This individual Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) has a habit of letting out a big blast of air as it dives deep. It's done this for many years and is one way we recognize this whale.

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Plowing through the waves and wind, a giant Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) heads into the weather.

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A spout behind a wave. A Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in the wind.

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Although the whale is actually has skin with blue-gray tones, it gets its name, "Blue" Whale, from its color in situations like this where it looks blue beneath the waves.

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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) .

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Here you can see the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) has lifted its head out of the water a bit.

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A giant Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) passes throught some large open ocean swells.

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Two long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) leap over the waves.

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Hard to photograph, speedy Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) visit the Condor Express.

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