Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean.
Species: Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25688
Lat/Long: -64.59064, -62.66058 (Coordinates: 64° 35' 26.30" S, 62° 39' 38.09" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25688
Lat/Long: -64.59064, -62.66058 (Coordinates: 64° 35' 26.30" S, 62° 39' 38.09" W)
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
Categories:
- Animal > Cetacean > Whale > Humpback Whale > Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding
- Animal > Cetacean > Whale > Whale Behavior > Lunge Feeding
- Animal > Endangered / Threatened Species > Marine > Humpback Whale
- Location > Oceans > Southern Ocean > Antarctica
- Location > World > Antarctica > Antarctic Peninsula > Gerlache Strait
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