Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Megaptera novaeangliae, natural history stock photograph, photo id 25688
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25688
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, humpback whale lunge feeding, humpbacked whale, lunge feeding, mammal, mammalia, marine, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticeti, novaeangliae, oceans, southern humpback whale, southern ocean, vertebrata, vertebrate, whale, whale behavior
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