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humpback whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that is black above and white below and has very long flippers, and fleshy tubercles along the snout
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Spend the morning hiking desert canyons before setting sail to watch breaching humpback whales in one of the most reliable whale-watching destinations in the world.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Two humpback whales swam to freedom after local responders helped the animals escape life-threatening entanglements.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
During a catamaran trip one afternoon, a humpback whale surfaced in front of our boat just long enough to take a few breaths.
—Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Two humpback whales swam to freedom after local responders helped the animals escape life-threatening entanglements.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
During a catamaran trip one afternoon, a humpback whale surfaced in front of our boat just long enough to take a few breaths.
—Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Humpback whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humpback%20whale. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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