Humpback Whale Lunge Photos

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Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25648  
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25660  
Humpback whale head lunge and blow in active group, Maui
Humpback whale head lunge and blow in active group.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 34537  
Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04243  
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25649  
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25681  
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25682  
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25683  
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25685  
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25687  
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25688  
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait
Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25689  
North Pacific humpback whale at the surface with open mouth and inflated throat, in front of whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
North Pacific humpback whale at the surface with open mouth and inflated throat, in front of whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00985  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04023  
Humpback whale primary escort head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale primary escort head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04082  
Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04368  
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00230  
North Pacific humpback whale, head lunge and round out, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
North Pacific humpback whale, head lunge and round out.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 01196  
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 01356  
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 01403  
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 01407  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04006  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04007  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04008  
Humpback whale, head lunge with inflated throat in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge with inflated throat in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04012  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04016  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04017  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04022  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04027  
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, head lunge in active group.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04028  
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