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Humpback whale breaching.

Humpback whale breaching.
Humpback whale breaching.
Humpback whale breaching.
Humpback whale breaching.
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Patrician, Melissa
Humpback whale breaching.
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08/06/2006
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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breached while WHOI researchers were working to tag whales near Stellwagen Bank.
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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breached while WHOI researchers were working to tag whales near Stellwagen Bank. No one knows for sure why whales breach the water surface; some researchers believe it is a form of communication among whales.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 58, No. 1, Inside Back Cover:
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Photo by Melissa Patrician, Image Collected Under Federal Permit
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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