Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Query: whale

Result: 357^th of 1591

Subject:	Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1780x1172 File Size: 233070 Bytes Date: 2004:11:24 12:57:19 Upload Date: 2004:11:24 12:49:37

Humpback whale spy-hopping

Image ID: sanc0606, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Hawaiian Is. Humpback Whale NMS
Photographer: Dan S. Salden

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km each year.

whale
357/1591

^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^