Close up of the largest 170 ton blue whale on the planet

Photos of blue whales swimming in the water up to 32m in length will make many people stand in front of the magnificence of this animal.

Swiss photographer Franco Banfi was fortunate to approach the very close range of the planet's largest mammal during an expedition in southern Sri Lanka.

Franco, 57, said: "I swam to the sea, more than 20 km from shore and dive deep down. I heard people could find enough whales here, but I prefer blue whales. , I decided to dive deep down to see if I saw a blue whale. "

Franco said swimming with the largest blue whale on the planet is a wonderful experience for him.Franco believes that this is the meeting he will remember all his life.

Blue whales are species that live in deep water, often diving down to 500m to find food.Despite the "bulky" body, the blue whale eats only plankton and small crustaceans.

Blue whale belongs to the subspecies whale, more than 30m long and weighs 170 tons.This is the largest creature in the world that exists today.

Before the 20th century, blue whales existed with large numbers of individuals with more than 300,000 children in most of the world's oceans.However, over the past 100 years, they have been hunted to the point of near extinction until protected by international law in 1966. According to a 2002 report, there are approximately 5,000 to 12,000 live individuals. all around the world.