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Humpback Whale Calf with Scraping Injury | Vava'u, Tonga

Female humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) with mysterious scraping injuring along its right flank. This type of wound is relatively common among the humpback whales that visit Tonga. The scraping pattern is usually seen along both sides of the dorsal ridge, from the dorsal fin to the fluke, with bilateral symmetry.

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Female humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) with mysterious scraping injuring along its right flank. This type of wound is relatively common among the humpback whales that visit Tonga. The scraping pattern is usually seen along both sides of the dorsal ridge, from the dorsal fin to the fluke, with bilateral symmetry.