Humpback Whale mother and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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Subject:	Humpback Whale mother and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1792x1184 File Size: 163280 Bytes Date: 2004:11:24 12:56:12 Upload Date: 2004:11:24 12:48:32

Humpback whale mother and calf

Image ID: sanc0604, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Hawaiian Is. Humpback Whale NMS
Photographer: Dave Glickman

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.

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