[Paddlewise] Blue Whale Photo

Paddlewisers,
 
I just got back from a seven-day crossing and circumnav trip at Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. Halfway on the crossing over to the island, I took a photo of a blue whale, which can be seen at the link below. These whales are the largest animals ever on earth, with adults averaging 80 feet in length and a heart the size of a small car. I read one estimate that there only about 1,200 to 2,000 of them left.
 
http://duane.smugmug.com/gallery/602144/1/25363139/Large
 
Duane Strosaker
Southern California
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