Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperative feeding using a bubble net), Morris Reef, Point Hayes, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

This was my first successful entry in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. I was Highly Commended for this photo of a lunge-feeding whale in the endangered species category in about 1994.

Filename

Alaska-humpbackwhale-bubblenet2.jpg

Copyright

Duncan Murrell

Image Size

4321x2967 / 11.4MB

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 seabirds

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Humpback Whales - Bubble Net Feeding