This is blue whale feces, discharged by a whale

This is blue whale feces, discharged by a whale that had surfaced after feeding on krill in deep water in southern Sri Lanka. The neon red-orange color of the defecation is due to the whale's krill-based diet. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean

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Balaenoptera Balaenopteridae Cetacea Cetacean Convention Excrement Excretion Feces Float Fluid International Lanka Liquid Musculus Particularity Rorqual Subcontinent Trade Vertebre

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