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Thursday, September 03, 2009

Something I’ve Only Ever Talked About…Until Now! | Kera  buttonLink

Something I’ve Only Ever Talked About…Until Now!

“Why are the blue whales here?” is a common question I get while working on the boat. The answer I most often reply with is “They’re here because they’re feeding on krill which is a small, shrimp-like animal.”  Typically the krill they eat are pretty deep, around 500 feet or so, but I always mention how on rare occasions the krill are at the surface and the blue whales will lunge feed at the surface. I’ve never seen it done … until now!

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