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Humpback & spy-hopping calf at Marino Ballena NP Spy-hopping calf near Uvita's whale's tail, with mother Costa Rica,Humpback whale,Marino Ballena NP,Megaptera novaeangliae Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Humpback & spy-hopping calf at Marino Ballena NP

Spy-hopping calf near Uvita's whale's tail, with mother

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The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual and is the only species in the genus "Megaptera". Adults range in length from 14–17 m and weigh up to 40 metric tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular with whale watchers.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Jan 17, 2021. Captured Aug 14, 2018 16:41.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO800
  • 81mm