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Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Photo by JohnMatzick
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Dead Humpback Whale. It smelled pretty bad but it smelled even worse when the divers got inside and cut some sort of bladder and the whale quickly deflated. Later, the tug towed it out to sea.

Species ID Suggestions

Megaptera novaeangliae
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Comments (4)
animaisfotos
Always sad, although a fact of live. Thanks for sharing.
JohnMatzick
To tell you the truth I was wondering if it was a Humpback when I uploaded it. I changed it to Sperm Whale. Thanks for the assist.
Elsa
Hi John, this is definitely a dead humpback whale (Megaptera noveangliae), Pierre T is right, and the long pectoral flippers are a giveaway too..

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PublishedJune 25, 2011

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