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Humpback whales charging in a heat run | Tonga

Four of six humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in a heat run, charging at high speed through the water. Photograph taken at a depth of approximately 10 metres, south of the main Vava'u island group in the Kingdom of Tonga.

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Image Size: 5616x3744 / 60.2MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; South Pacific Tonga Vava'u Humpback Whale Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Eutheria Cetacea Mysticeti Balaenopteridae Marine Mammal Baleen Whale Rorqual Mysticete Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered: IUCN Red List CITES Appendix 1 Filter Feeder Heat Run
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Four of six humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in a heat run, charging at high speed through the water. Photograph taken at a depth of approximately 10 metres, south of the main Vava'u island group in the Kingdom of Tonga.