Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales, breathing at surface, Megaptera novaeangliae, note numerous whale warts - bumps or swellings made by parasitic worms which coil up into tight balls infesting the subdermal layer, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

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Mammalia Cetacea cetacean marine mammal Mysticeti baleen whale Balaenopteridae rorqual Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale nature wildlife photo photograph picture image shot telephoto travel trip destination Pacific Ocean USA US United States Of America Hawaii Hawai`i Big Island behavior behavioral breathing anatomy anatomical blowhole blowholes blow hole holes fin dorsal

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Humpback Whale