Blue Whale Lunge Feeding (VIDEO)

University of California - Santa Cruz

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A tag attached to the back of a blue whale recorded these videos (forward and backward facing views) during feeding lunges. As the whale targets a patch of krill near the surface, it performs a 360-degree roll to the left.

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Ari Friedlaender

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