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Humpback Whale Propellor Strike Injury | Alaska

This is one of several mature humpback whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The injury marks on its left dorsal surface look like they may be the result of a run-in with the propellor of a boat, perhaps a small vessel.

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Humpback Whale Animalia Chordata Mammalia Eutheria Cetacea Mysticeti Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira North Pacific Humpback Whale Cetartiodactyla Baleen Whale CITES Appendix 1 Filter Feeder Least Concern: IUCN Red List Marine Mammal Mysticete Rorqual Injury Ship Strike Propellor Strike Pacific United States of America Alaska Juneau Chatham Strait
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Bubble Net Feeding, Humpback Whale Activity, Ship Strikes, Strandings, Skeletons
This is one of several mature humpback whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The injury marks on its left dorsal surface look like they may be the result of a run-in with the propellor of a boat, perhaps a small vessel.
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