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  2. Bubble-net feeding - Wikipedia

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    Bubble-net feeding is a cooperative feeding method used by groups of humpback whales. This behavior is not instinctual, it is learned; not every population of humpbacks knows how to bubble net feed. [4] Humpback whales use vocalizations to coordinate and efficiently execute the bubble net so they all can feed. [4]

  3. Humpback whale - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma Pre๊ž’ ๊ž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...

  4. Marine mammals as food - Wikipedia

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    Since 1990, over 100 countries have allowed people to eat up to 87 marine mammal species, including Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins [1] Marine mammals are a food source in many countries around the world. Historically, they were hunted by coastal people, and in the case of aboriginal whaling, still are.

  5. Humpback Whale Accidentally Almost Swallows Seal in ... - AOL

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    A seal is lucky to be alive after it was accidentally swallowed by a humpback whale! A group of sightseers got more than they bargained for while on an excursion with Blue Kingdom Whale and ...

  6. Three humpback whales leap out water at same time in ... - AOL

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    Three humpback whales jumped out of the water in unison in Cape Cod in front of stunned onlookers on Monday, 24 July. Extraordinary footage captured by Robert Addie shows the huge creatures ...

  7. Humphrey the Whale - Wikipedia

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    The humpback whale lives in oceans and seas around the world. Humpback whales have a stocky body with well-defined humps and black upper elements. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs called tubercles , which are actually hair follicles and are characteristic of the species.

  8. Unexpected visits are turning Orange County into a humpback ...

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    The whales have been following massive schools of anchovies, a typical food source. They first appeared on Sept. 25. Unexpected visits are turning Orange County into a humpback whale hangout

  9. Cetacean surfacing behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]