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The whale's head landed with a splash, and soon it was deep in the sea. Piller said that small fish are abundant and nearshore this time of year, attracting whales and other animals that eat them.
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Five species of seals (harp seals, gray seals, harbor seals, hooded seals, and ringed seals), and numerous whale species swim in the waters of Stellwagen Bank. [3] Whale watchers frequently can see humpback whales, minke whales and fin whales and occasionally sight of one of the most critically endangered whale species, the North Atlantic right ...
Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale that can be found of the coast of New England. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12–16 metres (39–52 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and ...
A humpback whale circled a boat near Sydney for nearly an hour on August 16 leaving the 21 passengers stuck in place until it left. A humpback whale circled a boat near Sydney for nearly an hour ...
A whale strikes a boat off coast of Rye, N.H. on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, toppling two boaters into the water, who were rescued moments later by the boaters in the foreground.