Blue Whale Pigmentation Patterns (IMAGE)

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Blue Whale Pigmentation Patterns

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Identification of blue whales was made by pigmentation patterns on the back and shape of the small dorsal fin.

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Alexei Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective

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