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80,000 Pound Humpback Whale while kayaking Monterey Bay, California

Full grown, 80,000 pound Humpback Whale breaching within a few feet from our tandem kayak.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2014
Date Uploaded: 04.2016
Photo Location: Three (3) miles off shore from Moss Landing, California., California, United States of America
Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
Copyright: © Michael Edwards