Links to Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) pictures

Here are the pictures of Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) with links to the pages on which they appear, links to the full sized picture, and the description of the picture with links to the entry in iNaturalist (inaturalist.org)

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

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Megaptera novaeangliae australis
A pod of five Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis, german: Buckelwal, french: Baleine à bosse), splashing around, having fun. (929k)
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Megaptera novaeangliae australis
Two Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis, german: Buckelwal, french: Baleine à bosse), showing their enormous backs. (876k)
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Megaptera novaeangliae australis
Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis, german: Buckelwal, french: Baleine à bosse). This shows the whole whale through the water. (788k)
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Megaptera novaeangliae australis
Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis, german: Buckelwal, french: Baleine à bosse). When they start to exhale while still partly submerged, they blow up huge fountains of water and spray. (889k)
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Megaptera novaeangliae australis
Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis, german: Buckelwal, french: Baleine à bosse). Closeup of the head with the blow holes. Baileen whales (like the humpback) have dual blow holes, while toothed whales have a single blow hole. (800k)

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