Fin Whale (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Fin Whale

Caption

A fin whale surfaces in Gulf of California, Mexico, during the 2001 study showing the characteristic black coloration of the body contrasting with the white lower right jaw. Photograph by Craig Hayslip, Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, under U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Permit 369-1757 issued to Bruce Mate.

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Craig Hayslip

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