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Links to Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae ) pictures Here are the pictures of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae ) with links to the pages on which they appear, links to the full sized picture, and the description of the picture with links to the entry in iNaturalist (inaturalist.org )
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Subspecies Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis )
Australia Nature A pod of five Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ), splashing around, having fun. (929k)
Australia Nature Two Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ), showing their enormous backs. (876k)
Australia Nature Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). This shows the whole whale through the water. (788k)
Australia Nature Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). When they start to exhale while still partly submerged, they blow up huge fountains of water and spray. (889k)
Australia Nature Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). Closeup of the head with the blow holes. Baileen whales (like the humpback) have dual blow holes, while toothed whales have a single blow hole. (800k)
Subspecies North Pacific Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira )
USA Nature North Pacific Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). (618k)
USA Nature North Pacific Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). (782k)
USA Nature Two diving North Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). (616k)
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