Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Query: humpback whale

Result: 74^th of 188

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

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Humpback whale feeding - straining water out to trap krill in baleen.

Image ID: corp2107, NOAA Corps Collection
Photo Date: Austral summer 1988-1989
Photographer: Commander Richard Behn, NOAA Corps

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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