Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) {!--혹등고래--> Humpback whales in the singing position
Image ID: sanc0602, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Hawaiian Is. Humpback Whale NMS
Photographer: Dr. Louis M. Herman
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/
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.
