The inside of the jaws of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) during cooperative bubble net feeding on the Morris Reef, Point Hayes, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

This photo shows how much the whales' jaws are distended when lunge feeding like this. A solitary Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) can be seen in the middle as well as the bristles on the inside of the baleen plates.

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Alaska-humpbackwhale-bubblenet11.jpg

Copyright

Duncan Murrell

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5491x3781 / 22.1MB

USA Alaska Southeast Alaska Chatham Strait Morris Reef marine mammal cetacean humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae pod bubble net feeding cooperative feeding hunting hunters lunge jaws mouth baleen plates herring

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Humpback Whales - Bubble Net Feeding