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Blue whale killed by ship strike | Balaenoptera musculus | Sri Lanka

This is a male blue whale killed by a ship strike, floating at the ocean surface, in the Indian Ocean south of Sri Lanka. There is a high volume of container ship and other large vessel traffic in this area, with the ships traveling directly through the feeding grounds of blue whales and other cetaceans. Ship strikes are perhaps a regular occurence. Photo taken under permit.

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Chordata Animalia Blue Whale Cetartiodactyla Cetacea Mammalia Mysticete Rorqual Marine Mammal Balaenoptera musculus Baleen Whale Mysticeti Indian Ocean Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Balaenoptera musculus indica Balaenopteridae Endangered: IUCN Red List Sri Lanka Mirissa CITES Appendix 1 Pygmy Blue Whale Filter Feeder Ship Strike Dead Deceased Male
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Blue Whales, Marine Life | Sri Lanka, Dead Marine Life, Ship Strikes, Strandings, Skeletons
This is a male blue whale killed by a ship strike, floating at the ocean surface, in the Indian Ocean south of Sri Lanka. There is a high volume of container ship and other large vessel traffic in this area, with the ships traveling directly through the feeding grounds of blue whales and other cetaceans. Ship strikes are perhaps a regular occurence. Photo taken under permit.
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