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A killer whale makes a close-up inspection of a small boat off the NOAA ShipDAVID STARR JORDAN as it returns to the ship

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Description

A killer whale makes a close-up inspection of a small boat off the NOAA ShipDAVID STARR JORDAN as it returns to the ship. The coxswain seems obliviousto the large marine mammal directly astern of the boat.

Photographer

Laura Morse

Location

Pacific Ocean Tropical

Collection

NOAA's Ark

Killer Whales & Dolphins

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NMFS

SWFSC

Keywords

NOAA 200th Photo Contest