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Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale

Buckelwal

The humpback whale is a baleen whale. Humpbacks are acrobats of the ocean, breaching and slapping the water. They grow to be about 16m long and weigh 30-50 tons. The heart of the average whale weighs about 195 kg. Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, BC. Canada

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