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Close Up View of Blue Whale Fluke Underwater

Close-up view of the fluke of a pygmy blue whale. I had nine consecutive encounters with this inquisitive whale. During a couple of the encounters, the whale allowed me to swim along with it and even directly above it as if I were a remora. I was only able to do this because the whale slowed down to let me keep pace as it swam along at minimal speed near the surface. This was a mature whale, length exceeding 20 meters.

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Whale Blue Whale Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Mysticeti Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus Pygmy Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Balaenoptera musculus indica Cetartiodactyla Baleen Whale CITES Appendix 1 Endangered: IUCN Red List Filter Feeder Marine Mammal Mysticete Rorqual Fluke Indian Ocean Sri Lanka Mirissa
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Close-up view of the fluke of a pygmy blue whale. I had nine consecutive encounters with this inquisitive whale. During a couple of the encounters, the whale allowed me to swim along with it and even directly above it as if I were a remora. I was only able to do this because the whale slowed down to let me keep pace as it swam along at minimal speed near the surface. This was a mature whale, length exceeding 20 meters.
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