Humpback Whale family (Megaptera novaeangliae) {!--혹등고래--> From: don@wildlife.net
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Re: Thank-you and request - 160041.jpg
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 16:07:05 GMT
>Two items that I've been hoping would appear, and haven't
>yet, are: humpback whales, either breaking the surface, or
>underwater, and raptors in flight. (I did get the eagle soaring
>one, and I'm sorry, but I've forgotten who posted it. )
>
>If anyone has any of the above mentioned, could you post
>them, please?
>
>Yours,
>Dar
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km each year.
