Humpback whale dorsal fin, one of the identifiable characteristics researchers use to capture/recapture humpback whales from year to year. Santa Rosa Island, California, USA
Stock Photo: 27044 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA Format: Digital 3:2 Other Names: humpbacked whale, hump back whale Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, california, cetacea, cetacean, channel islands, channel islands national marine sanctuary, chordata, creature, endangered, endangered threatened species, enormous, huge, hump back whale, humpback, humpback whale, humpbacked whale, large, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, national marine sanctuaries, nature, novaeangliae, ocean, oceans, pacific, pacific ocean, rorqual, sea, southern humpback whale, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, whale, wild, wildlife |