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The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. Adults range in length from 14–17 m (46–56 ft) and weigh up to 40 metric tons (44 short tons). The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins ...
Sanctuary. 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.
Migaloo. Migaloo jumping photographed by Jonas Liebschner onboard Whale Watching Sydney. Part of a Song by Migaloo recorded in 1998. Migaloo ("whitefella" in some Aboriginal languages) is an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that was first sighted on the 28 June 1991 at the Australian east coast near Byron Bay. [1]
Delta and Dawn, also known as the Delta whales, are two humpback whales, a mother and her calf, who entered San Francisco Bay in early May 2007. They swam up the Sacramento River approximately 90 nautical miles (170 km) upstream from the Golden Gate, [1][2] about 20 miles (32 km) further inland than Humphrey the Whale had gone two decades ...
The plane and whales are both constantly moving, so observers could sight and count an individual whale more than once. Of the sightings, 21 were fin whales , 26 were humpback whales and 93 were ...
A group of 15 whales bubble net fishing near Juneau, Alaska. Whale bubble net feeding in Alaska. 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 ...
A seal miraculously survived after getting scooped up into a humpback whale's mouth last week, leading to an incredible photo from whale watchers on a nearby boat tour in western Washington last week.
A photograph shows a seemingly stunned seal in the mouth of a humpback whale, named Zillion, after the giant marine mammal accidentally scooped it up off the coast of Washington state.. A group of ...
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