Humpback whale, raising its fluke before it dives. The distinctive patterns on the underside of the whales fluke allow it to be identified by researchers.11.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25684
Lat/Long: -64.58286, -62.65194 (Coordinates: 64° 34' 58.30" S, 62° 39' 6.98" W)
Altitude: 49.30m
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25684
Lat/Long: -64.58286, -62.65194 (Coordinates: 64° 34' 58.30" S, 62° 39' 6.98" W)
Altitude: 49.30m
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, antarctic peninsula, antarctica, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, chordata, endangered threatened species, gerlache strait, hump back whale, humpback, humpback whale, humpbacked whale, mammal, mammalia, marine, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticeti, novaeangliae, oceans, southern humpback whale, southern ocean, vertebrata, vertebrate, whale
Categories:
- Animal > Cetacean > Whale > Humpback Whale
- Animal > Endangered / Threatened Species > Marine > Humpback Whale
- Location > Oceans > Southern Ocean > Antarctica
- Location > World > Antarctica > Antarctic Peninsula > Gerlache Strait
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