Cetacea: Balaenopteridae

Megaptera novaeangliae  

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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© Geoff Walker 2013
Off Maroochydore, QLD (Aug, 2013)

The Humpback Whale would hang vertically in the water, head down and tail up out of the water, and use the tail like a sail.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Megaptera novaeangliae