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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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That's a database of whale sightings, which includes more than 850 pictures of Fran the humpback whale, identified by her tail markings.
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David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
Orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, sea otters, and a variety of aquatic birds like puffins also call these waters home.
Trails for hiking, running, and biking surround Tofino, winding through old-growth forests, dropping down to hidden beaches, and climbing up to scenic viewpoints.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch Skittles' special talent Watch :Incredible moment humpback whale entangled in fishing gear is freed after 4 days
Video shows Skittle's owner place the bird on the edge of the toilet seat and the bird shoot a No. 2 into the bowl.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
Climate change upsets the food chain The flexibility that humpback whales use in bubble-netting is an example of tool use, Szabo says, which biologists define as when animals use something external to purposefully manipulate their environment.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
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David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
Orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, sea otters, and a variety of aquatic birds like puffins also call these waters home.
Trails for hiking, running, and biking surround Tofino, winding through old-growth forests, dropping down to hidden beaches, and climbing up to scenic viewpoints.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch Skittles' special talent Watch :Incredible moment humpback whale entangled in fishing gear is freed after 4 days
Video shows Skittle's owner place the bird on the edge of the toilet seat and the bird shoot a No. 2 into the bowl.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
Climate change upsets the food chain The flexibility that humpback whales use in bubble-netting is an example of tool use, Szabo says, which biologists define as when animals use something external to purposefully manipulate their environment.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
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