Bryde's whale with throat pleats expanded, forcing air and water from mouth after engulfing sardines off Baja, Mexico

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Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei or Balaenoptera edeni, expels air and water from mouth through baleen plates after engulfing part of a baitball of sardines, Sardinops sagax, off Baja California, Mexico ( Eastern Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 5400px × 3599px
Location: Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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