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Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Photo by Machi
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57.79, -152.407

Field Notes

Description:

Diving for food

Habitat:

In a few hundred feet of water a few miles off the coast

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Humpback whale

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Machi
Do you know what distinguishing characteristics I can look for to differentiate them from other whales? I know there are Fin, Minke, Sei, Humpback and Gray around Kodiak

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Marine Mammals of the World
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Alaska Fauna and Flora
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Great Alaskan Challenge
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 21, 2014

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