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Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Photo by Aaron Cadieux
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Description:

Humpback Whale off the coast of Kailua-Kona Hawaii

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Comments (12)
ava2
That is so cool!
megan1
Humpbacks are AMAZING!!! I would love to have one as a pet.;) If you see one in Alaska you would understand.
rylee1
HEYYYYY GUYYYYSSSS!!!!!!!!
abigail1
That is soooooo amazing. I would love to see one.
Mark Ridgway
Wow... there's a lot of white underneath just like the southern humpbacks.?
KarenL
Awesome! Perfect timing!

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PublishedDecember 29, 2011

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