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Nick Garbutt / Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving in deep water channel. Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada. COP26 Countdown Photo Competition 2021 Finalist. (digitally stitched image)
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Doug Perrine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching as calf splashes down after a breach; windmills in background produce renewable energy; Hawaii Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Maui, Hawaii.
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Richard Sidey / Extreme close-up of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with eye looking directly at the camera as the whale turns, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of four Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of five Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of four Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of two Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Doug Perrine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf riding on mother's head. Near Nomuka Island, Ha'apai Islands, Tonga.
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Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke as it dives. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. December
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Espen Bergersen / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke when they dive. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. December
