Humpback Whales Bubblenet Feeding in Southeast Alaska, Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whales bubblenet feeding in Southeast Alaska. Coordinated bubble-net feeding is a specialized cooperative feeding technique used by humpback whales, where a group of whales works together to trap fish or krill in a net of bubbles then lunge through to feed., Megaptera novaeangliae, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40920
Humpback whales bubblenet feeding in Southeast Alaska. Coordinated bubble-net feeding is a specialized cooperative feeding technique used by humpback whales, where a group of whales works together to trap fish or krill in a net of bubbles then lunge through to feed.

Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 40920
Lat/Long: 57.02993, -135.44761 (Coordinates: 57° 01' 47.75" N, 135° 26' 51.38" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: alaska, animal, animalia, balaenopteridae, bubblenet feeding, cetacea, cetacean, chordata, endangered threatened species, herring, hump back whale, humpback, humpback whale, humpback whale lunge feeding, humpback whales, humpbacked whale, lunge feeding, mammal, mammalia, marine, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticeti, novaeangliae, sitka, sitka sound, southeast alaska, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, whale, whale behavior
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