Opening: ./a366.REC, lines; 19 Humback Whale - a366.Image.jpg - This humpback Whale was spotted feeding in July of 1997. The Humpback is quite common in the Bay of Fundy from June to October and tend to congregate coastally. Stats: One of the most energetic of the large whales the humpback is well known for it's breaching, lobtailing, amd flipperslapping. It is one of the easier whales to ID and study due to it's distinctive black and white pigmentations on the undersides of their flukes which are like a human fingerprint. Males at their breeding grounds are well known for their singing the longest and most complex songs in the animal kingdom. Adult humpbacks average between 12-18m in length and weigh more than 36 tonnes. You can ID a humpback by their flukes, black or dark gray upper side, low stubby fin with hump, large stocky body, long white or black flippers, knobs on head and lower jaw, flukes raised before deep dive, irregular wavy edges on flukes, single bushy blow and they can be quite friendly.
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Location:Petite Passage Number: Source: Dianne and Harold Theriault-Petite Passage Whale Watch Notes: This humpback Whale was spotted feeding in July of 1997. The Humpback is quite common in the Bay of Fundy from June to October and tend to congregate coastally. Stats: One of the most energetic of the large whales the humpback is well known for it's breaching, lobtailing, amd flipperslapping. It is one of the easier whales to ID and study due to it's distinctive black and white pigmentations on the undersides of their flukes which are like a human fingerprint. Males at their breeding grounds are well known for their singing the longest and most complex songs in the animal kingdom. Adult humpbacks average between 12-18m in length and weigh more than 36 tonnes. You can ID a humpback by their flukes, black or dark gray upper side, low stubby fin with hump, large stocky body, long white or black flippers, knobs on head and lower jaw, flukes raised before deep dive, irregular wavy edges on flukes, single bushy blow and they can be quite friendly.
