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Kingdom of the Blue Whale

6.6/ 1020091h 36m

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Supported by the National Geographic Society, the world's eminent blue whale scientists embark on a revolutionary mission: They'll find, identify, and tag California blue whales, use the DNA samples to confirm the sex of individual whales, then rejoin the massive creatures' stunning migration when they collect at a chimera known as the Costa Rica Dome.

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Scott Baker

Himself - Whale Geneticist

John Calambokidis

Himself - Cascadia Research

Darlene Kenton

Herself - Woods Hle

Bruce Matz

Himself - Marine Mammal Institute

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Narrator (voice)

Eric Olson

Eric Olson

Self - Scripps

Stephen R. Palumbi

Self - Whale Geneticist

Gisli Vikingson

Self