Have you ever seen a blue whale or shark quite close up?

Question: Have you ever seen a blue whale or shark quite close up?
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  shark
Asked by scientificgrapefruit to Valeria on 18 Jun 2012.
- Valeria Senigaglia answered on 18 Jun 2012:
  
  Yep, I saw a whale sharks at 15 cm from me…they were juveniles so only around 9 meters in length but still impressive have 7 around you.

Question: Have you ever seen a blue whale or shark quite close up?