Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus

• Contributor: Francois Gohier / VWPics / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: D1AR33
• File size: 62.4 MB (3.3 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5400 x 4037 px | 45.7 x 34.2 cm | 18 x 13.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 25 January 2009

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California Gray Wahle.Eschrichtius robustus.Close-up of baleen plates. Baleen hang from the upper part of the mouth. The inside part and bottom of baleen plates are fringed, and act as a filter keeping the food (prey) inside the mouth when the whale pushes the water out with its tongue.

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