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In addition to blue whales being the largest animal ever to live on earth (larger even than dinosaurs), they have the distinction of being the loudest animals on earth today. They produce deep, rumbling vocalizations that reach 188 decibels. A jet plane registers a paltry 140 decibels in comparison. Blue whale songs can be detected by instruments as far away as 500 miles. Despite this amazing record, blue whales cannot be heard by humans, as the frequency - 14 Hz - is below the range of human hearing.
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Picture of blue whale,
Balaenoptera musculus, fluke, Gulf of California, Mexico
Picture #: 046411 |
Image of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, aerial, showing open blowholes, Gulf of California , Pacific Ocean
Picture #: 066230 |
Stock photo of blue
whale,
Balaenoptera musculus, skeleton, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California
Picture #: 070044 |
Photo of blue
whale, Balaenoptera musculus, feces in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA
Picture #: 056719 |
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Picture of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, blow in the very late evening, Gulf of California
Picture #: 066229 |
Image of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, Mexico. In the midday light a blue whale tail is raised high into the sky as it dives deep
Picture #: 085837 |
Stock photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, Mexico. The entire length of a blue whale stretched out in front of a boat
Picture #: 085809 |
Photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, surfacing, Gulf of California, Mexico
Picture #: 046388 |
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Picture of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, Mexico. Looking up at the underside of a blue whale tail.
Picture #: 085832 |
Image of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, underwater, off the coast of San Diego, California
Picture #: 088033 |
Stock photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, on surface, Gulf of California.
Picture #: 046381 |
Photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, blow at dusk, Mexico
Picture #: 085812 |
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Picture of a blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, lateral view, pen and ink illustration
Picture #: 067121 |
Image of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, Mexico. A close up of a blue whale's dorsal fin. Remoras and barnacles both hitching a ride
Picture #: 085846 |
Stock photo of blue
whale, Balaenoptera musculus,aerial view, off the Coast of Southern California. Blue whale rounding over beginning a dive
Picture #: 069807 |
Photo of a blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus,on surface, Gulf of California
Picture #: 046398 |
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Picture of a blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, Mexico. The raised tail of a blue whale prior to diving
Picture #: 085829 |
Image of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, calf or sub-adult feeding on krill, mother in background. Off the coast of San Diego, California
Picture #: 088036 |
Stock photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera
musculus, Mexico. A surfacing blue whale begins to blow
Picture #: 085852 |
Photo of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, calf mandable, Monterey Bay, California, Pacific Ocean
Picture #: 091884 |
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