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Title: Blue Whale Dive. Sri Lanka
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A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dives vertically down into the ocean to feed. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, growing to 30 m in length. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
Photographed under permit from the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation (http://www.dwc.gov.lk).
Photographed under permit from the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation (http://www.dwc.gov.lk).
- Bay of Bengal
- blue whale: Balaenoptera musculus
- Cetaceans: Cetacea
- Filter Feeding Whales: Great Whales: Baleen Whales: Mysteceti
- Indian Ocean
- Mammalia
- Marine Life
- Marine Mammals
- Rorquals: Balaenopteridae
- Sri Lanka
- Trincomalee
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