Photo Album Page 8
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Bottoms Up |
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| On a deep, or sounding, dive, a humpback whale often brings its tail above water, trailing a curtain of water. |
The underside of a humpback tail, unique as a fingerprint for each individual, and beautiful to see. |
| Lobtail |
Feeding Lobtail |
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| Slapping the underside of its tail on the water, humpback whales are probably communicating with other whales nearby. |
The same behavior is used by some individuals as part of a feeding sequence, possibly stunning surface prey. |
| Headstand |
Tail Breach |
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| Using their long flippers for leverage, humpback whales are capable of standing on their heads for long periods. |
An overtly aggressive behavior, humpback whales can suddenly throw their tail up and out of the water to one side. |
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| Seen here belly-up in the middle of the breach, this humpback whale only needs a few pumps of the tail to execute this behavior. |
With its throat and belly facing the camera, and left flipper in the air, the many skin folds (pleats) common in many baleen whales are evident. |
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