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	 Humpback Whale mother and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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| Subject: | Humpback Whale mother and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) 
 |  | Poster: | Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com) 
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Date: 2004:11:24 12:53:56
Upload Date: 2004:11:24 12:46:19 | 
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^o^| Humpback whale calves are born in wintering waters of the tropics and subtropics . This humpback whale mother and calf will remain virtually inseparable. The calf weans at around ten or eleven months.
 
 Image ID: nur02002, National Undersearch Research Program (NURP) Collection
 Location: Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific
 Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
 
 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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