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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.
Australia Nature A pod of five Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ), splashing around, having fun. (929k)
Australia Nature Two Southern Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ), showing their enormous backs. (876k)
Australia Nature Southern Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis , german: Buckelwal , french: Baleine à bosse ). This shows the whole whale through the water. (788k)
Australia Nature 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)
Australia Nature 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)
Links to Megaptera novaeangliae australis on aerobaticsweb.org