friendly gray whale calf, Eschrichtius robustus, surfaces next to a whale-watching tour boat, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Reserve, Baja, Mexico
friendly gray whale calf, Eschrichtius robustus, surfaces next to a whale-watching tour boat, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico; a passenger reaches over to touch the inquisitive baby whale; calf's blowholes are crowded with cyamid amphipods or whale lice; sensory hairs can also be seen on its rostrum
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