Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41590
Lat/Long: 57.08409, -135.47012 (Coordinates: 57° 05' 2.72" N, 135° 28' 12.42" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41590
Lat/Long: 57.08409, -135.47012 (Coordinates: 57° 05' 2.72" N, 135° 28' 12.42" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: alaska, animal, animalia, balaenopteridae, bubblenet feeding, cetacea, cetacean, chordata, endangered threatened species, herring, hump back whale, humpback, humpback whale, humpback whale lunge feeding, humpback whales, humpbacked whale, lunge feeding, mammal, mammalia, marine, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticeti, novaeangliae, sitka, sitka sound, southeast alaska, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, whale, whale behavior
Categories:
- Animal > Endangered / Threatened Species > Marine > Humpback Whale
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Southeast Alaska
- Location > USA > Alaska > Southeast Alaska
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