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Bubble-net feeding is a feeding behavior engaged in by humpback whales [1] and Bryde's whales. [2] It is one of the few surface feeding behaviors that humpback whales are known to engage in. [ 3 ] This type of feeding can be done alone or in groups with as many as twenty whales participating at once. [ 4 ]
The whale louse species Cyamus boopis is specialized for feeding on humpback whales and is the only species in its family found on them. [61] Internal parasites of humpbacks include protozoans of the genus Entamoeba, tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae and roundworms of the infraorder Ascaridomorpha. [62]
A humpback whale straining water through its baleen after lunging. Rorquals feed on plankton by a technique called lunge feeding. [24] Lunge feeding could be regarded as a kind of inverted suction feeding, during which a whale takes a huge gulp of water, which is then filtered through the baleen. [24]
A humpback whale feeding on anchovies in Monterey Bay, California (stock photo) “Humpback whales eat small fish and krill, NOT seals.
Julie McSorely and Liz Cottriel were in a kayak together watching humpback whales during feeding season. In the video, you can see the whale engulfing both the women and the kayak in its mouth.
The aerial footage gives an eye-opening account of the whopping number of predators that showed up for the feeding frenzy. Incredible drone footage captures 70 tiger sharks feeding on humpback ...
Humpback feeding on young pollock off Alaska. As well as other methods, rorquals obtain prey by lunge-feeding on bait balls. [10] Lunge feeding is an extreme feeding method, where the whale accelerates to a high velocity and then
The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.