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A peduncle throw, also known as peduncling, is a surfacing behaviour unique to humpback whales. During this the humpback converts its forward momentum into a crack-the-whip rotation, pivoting with its pectorals as it drives its head downward and thrusts its entire fluke and peduncle (the muscular rear portion of the torso) out of the water and ...
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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma Preκ κ 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 ...
A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale ...
Photographers have captured two male humpback whales having gay sex in what experts say is the first time the species has been documented exhibiting any sexual activity.
Stunning footage has been captured of a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Newquay. The whale put on a spectacular show for about 35 minutes on Thursday, leaving onlookers in awe.
Humphrey the Whale is a humpback whale that twice deviated from his Mexico to Alaska migration by entering San Francisco Bay. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This behavior is unusual for a humpback whale, and Humphrey attracted wide media attention when entering the bay in both 1985 and 1990.
A humpback whale circled a boat near Sydney for nearly an hour on August 16 leaving the 21 passengers stuck in place until it left ... "The behavior we experienced, it’s called a mugging because ...