Hervey Bay Whales 3938

A few nice pictures Australia I found:

Image of Michael Dawes No circumcision ….. The whale was that close ….. a great experience …. The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a baleen whale. One of the larger species rorqual, range in adults 12-16 meters (40-50 m) and weighs about 36,000 kg (79,000 pounds). The humpback whale has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins, and a gnarled head. There is an acrobatic animal, often hurt and splash of the water. Males produce a complex whale song, which lasts for 10-20 minutes and is repeated for hours at a time. The purpose of the song is not yet clear, although a role in mating to have scheint.Gefunden in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales migrate normally to 25,000 km a year. Humpbacks feed only in summer, polar waters, and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth in winter. During the winter, humpbacks fast and live off their fat reserves. The species’ diet consists mainly of krill and small fish. Humpbacks have a diverse repertoire of feeding methods, including the spectacular bladder net Fangtechnik.Wie other large whales, the humpback whale was one target for the whaling industry and its population declined by an estimated 90 % before a whaling moratorium was introduced in 1966. Stocks of the species has since recovered partially, but in gear entanglement are collisions with ships and noise current. Recent estimates of the abundance of humpback whales field concerns from about 30,000 to 60,000, approximately one third from the level the whaling hunt. Once at the edge of extinction, humpback whales have now Wal-observer was looking for, especially from parts of Australia and the United States. see where this picture was taken. [?]