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Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) <!--혹등고래-->
Subject: Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)
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Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)


Humpbacks - Megaptera novaeangliae - feeding on krill. Called "lunge feeding."

Image ID: anim0823, NOAA's Ark (Animals) Collection
Photo Date: 1992 October
Photographer: Commander John Bortniak, NOAA Corps (ret.)

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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