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Humpback Whales Engaged in Bubble Net Feeding | Alaska

North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding to capture herring, with sea gulls taking advantage of the whales’ hard work. The whale with its mouth facing toward the camera is the lead individual.

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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 Breathing Bubble-net Feeding Cooperative Hunting Feeding Social Foraging Pacific United States of America Alaska Icy Strait
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Bubble Net Feeding, Humpback Whale Activity
North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding to capture herring, with sea gulls taking advantage of the whales’ hard work. The whale with its mouth facing toward the camera is the lead individual.
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