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Cooperative Bubble-Net Lunge Feeding by Humpback Whales in Southeast Alaska AlaskaHumpback Whale

Cooperative Bubble-Net Lunge Feeding by Humpback Whales in Southeast Alaska

Southeast Alaska is where humpback whale coordinated bubble-net feeding was first described.  The behavior has since become one of the best-studied examples of coordinated foraging in any of the baleen whales.  By working together and using a combination of movement, sound and positioning the whales are able to efficiently capture…
June 1, 2026
Concerning Humpback Whale Fluke Identification and It’s Use in Whale Research AlaskaHumpback Whale

Concerning Humpback Whale Fluke Identification and It’s Use in Whale Research

For researchers, the raised tail of a humpback whale is more than a dramatic moment at the surface. It is an identifying record that can connect one animal’s movements, survival, reproduction, and population history across years and locations.  I was introduced to the practice of photographing humpback whale flukes in…
May 7, 2026
Humpback Whale Underwater Bubble Streaming Among Rowdy Groups in Hawaii HawaiiHumpback Whale

Humpback Whale Underwater Bubble Streaming Among Rowdy Groups in Hawaii

During the years I worked for Dan Salden and Hawaii Whale Research Foundation studying humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaii, we usually looked for surface active groups ("rowdy groups") when possible, since these groups offered the greatest potential for collecting the social affiliation information that was the focus of Dan's…
May 7, 2016
Whale Triple Header: Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, Del Mar, California Beautiful Views of San DiegoBlue WhaleHumpback Whale

Whale Triple Header: Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, Del Mar, California

GREAT WHALE TRIPLEHEADER. What's that you say? Read on... This is a photograph of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) performing a peduncle throw (or "tail throw", or "tail lob"). The man who taught me most of what I know about whales, friend and whale researcher Dr. Dan Salden, often referred…
January 17, 2013
Photos of Boat Strikes of Marine Animals Environmental ProblemsHumpback WhaleMarine LifeOcean Sunfish

Photos of Boat Strikes of Marine Animals

Boat strikes of marine animals are increasingly common, for obvious reasons. It is disappointing to observe a marine animal severely or mortally wounded by a collision with a boat. We have encountered several marine animals bearing unmistakable boat propeller scars: North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from…
March 8, 2005