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See a twirling whale in this amazing video

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Jorge Salazar
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July 1, 2011

This amazing video shows a fin whale twirling as it dives beneath a whale watching tour boat off Dana Point, California, according to the Orange County Register. See the twirling whale below.

“Captain Larry Hartmann witnessed about 10 fin whales playing ten miles off the Dana Point coast and shot this video,” writes the Register.

Fin whales are commonly found in the area surrounding the Gulf of California. These whales are estimated to weigh up to 150,000 lbs. and can live for over 90 years.

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In his years with EarthSky, Jorge Salazar conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with scientists. He knows a lot about as diverse as nanotechnology, ecosystem-based management, climate change, global health, international environmental treaties, astrophysics and cosmology, and environmental security. Jorge currently works as a Technical Writer/Editor for the Texas Advanced Computing Center, which designs and deploys powerful advanced computing technologies and innovative software solutions for scientific researchers.

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