Image sequence 1 of 2: A giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) flukes up.

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Image sequence 2 of 2: A giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) flukes up.

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Image sequence 2 of 2: A giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) spouts in the wind.

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Image sequence 1 of 2: A giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) spouts in the wind.

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The characteristic tall spout of a giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).

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A giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) known as "The Bubbler" always sends out a blast of bubbles as it make its deep dive.

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Two giant blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus).

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"The Bubbler," giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with its unique blast of air on a deep dive.

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Side view and dorsal fin of a giant blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).

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Two giant blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus)...one still underwater but visible as a blue streak.

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A herd of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) visit the Condor Express.

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A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis).

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High flyer! A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) leaps high in the sky.

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Santa Cruz Island in the background frames the bushy spout of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae).

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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) spouts in the wind.

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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) kicks up its tail flukes. Santa Cruz Island is seen in the back.

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Two humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) side by side. The nearest whale is our friend "Rope."

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Looking down on the spout of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae).

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A look at our friend "Rope," the humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) with an entanglement scar.

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A playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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